Superb specimens, hewi - thank you for sharing!

Occasionally some non-resident species will stray into the USA from Mexico and the Caribbean. Here are a few nice ones, top to bottom: Papilio astyalus Eurytides philolaus Papilio pilumnus... Many thanks. While on the subject of stray Papilionidae: is it known whether Papilio anchisiades actually h...

A rare Agrias phalcidon fournierae form rebillardi. Even rarer than the typical rebillardi form, this is a bicolor form with purple below the red patch. There are few other bicolor rebillardi specimens known. The purple effect is due to a red suffusion mixed in the blue in these 2 cells... Spectacu...

Im knowing Lydiae, fournierae, acraeoides are considered rarities, whats the consensus here of any other difficult to get species I have a specimen of C. doubledayi that I consider myself rather fortunate to have obtained, several years ago. Certainly, it doesn't seem to be available very often as ...

You might try asking the Phasmid Study Group, an organization that has existed since 1980 -

https://phasmidstudygroup.org/

livingplanet3 < I didn't know that, thanks for the info. There's a theory that cutting the edges of the host plant simulates the damage caused by nymphs chewing, and so might possibly encourage them to feed. Also, it may cause the release of volatile compounds that the nymphs will respond to. I've ...

My leaf insect is refusing to eat and its been over a week now. I've asked on other websites but I'm getting no help. She's only a nymph and she's displaying some signs of moulting but I'm getting worried that she's maybe just starving herself instead. Any help would be greatly appreciated You migh...

I saw several Falcate Orangetips (Anthocharis midea) today. It is usually the first butterfly of the spring brood in my area. Also saw a snout butterfly (Libytheana bachmanii) and a couple of UFOs. Time to dust off my net. I saw a Polygonia interrogationis just a few minutes ago. It reached 70 F (2...

Recently spread this pair of lovely day-flying moths which apparently mimic a papilio species. Really good mimicry here. I initially started with 6 papered specimens but, was told ahead of time that this species often has wing- marred individuals or those with wing damage not always apparent with c...

-- oh' my are you lucky to see butterflies so early ! I've seen C. euytheme even in early to mid January, if the weather gets warm enough. I wonder though - are these freshly emerged from pupae, in response to suddenly warmer conditions, or do some late-season adults just go into torpor when colder...

It was 75 F (24 C) here today, and I saw a couple of C. eurytheme, along with a few other, smaller Pieridae. Also, an Anaea andria.

At first I thought this was a small cockroach but recently I read some articles and saw illustration of crickets that make me want to assume it is one. Yet it makes no sound that a cricket usually makes. What is it actually? (This was taken near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where I live) It's a cricket.

Yes - it's Todd Stout who is doing this. He has been very aggressive about getting kids in Utah out with a net in their hands as part of the Lep Soc's "OuterNet" program. I think he started making them because he needed them for the new kids he tries to get excited about collecting. It's ...

No, they don't. It also grips the pin quite well, despite the fact that the pin is very easy to insert. Just a wonderful material in every way, including appearance - it has no reflection (this foam has no “skin”), and is a very pleasing shade of white. I heartily agree, this is the only way to go....

Superb photos! All from Queensland?

What is the main advantage of plastazote, over something such as foamcore? Do pins not leave visible holes in plastazote, if removed?

Speaking of Lantana varieties/species, here is one that until very recently, I was unaware of: the purple trailing Lantata (L. montevidensis), a native of South America - https://plantsexpress.com/cdn/shop/products/Purple-Trailing-Lantana-1.jpg?v=1684521123 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantana_mont...

My Monkey Puzzle tree is the only animal proof plant I have. Possibly the last thing that ate the foliage of that kind of tree, were sauropod dinosaurs. Great, and already my dreams of guaranteed attraction is immediately cast into doubt. It might depend on what species of butterflies you have in y...

Livingplanet, I've never heard of Lantana described as smelling like "citus, pine, & gasoline". To me it has a very pleasant odor, and you can smell it without cutting it. It's definitely not odorless. Interesting - it seems that people often find the odor of Lantana somewhat noxious....