It is always better to spread the androconial fold, then markings on the underside of the fold are also visible on a photo of the underside, as well as seeing the colour of the scales inside the fold.

Adam.

I think they are, but panares also has white scales in the androconial fold. Once they are spread if you can post new photos that would be better.

Adam.

There is also the new biography of A. S. Meek by John Tennent
https://collector-secret.proboards.com/ ... raphy-meek

Adam.

I assume these are Vietnamese.

Adam

This is a Hemipteran bug, which has piercing and sucking mouthparts. It cannot bite or chew leaves. According to this it seems to be Catacanthus incarnatus https://www.thaibugs.com/wp-content/gallery/shield-bugs/Pentatomidae%20Catacanthus%20incarnatus.jpg See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catac...

I think the original locality data is "Worlds View, Pietermaritzburg" for the top specimen and "Ngome Forest" for the second. The bottom line of data says "P date & place", which is where the pupa (= P) came from. Both emerged in Pietermaritzburg. The labels need co...

Interestingly, as well as specimens from Batang, E Tibet and far NW Yunnan, a new locality was discovered by a reliable Chinese collector/seller at a mountain in Linzhi, S Tibet. This is further west than previously known.

Adam.

Please tell us where it is from.

Adam.

Where does this come from?

Adam.

Just to clarify, I should mention that the Insect Collectors' Forum (https://collector-secret.proboards.com/) has not been closed, and will continue to operate as well as the new Insectnet forum.

Adam.

See
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/40500001.html

Adam.

hewi wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 1:48 pm but I have never seen a female !

I have only seen the female in museums.

Adam.

I have banned and deleted loads of them. Good to hear that you are putting steps in place to stop the bots from registering new users.

Adam.

Strange, I posted that it is a crane fly (family Tipulidae) about half an hour after the original post appeared, but my reply has been deleted.

Adam.

This looks like Parides anchises farfan from the photos. That subspecies occurs around the Canal Zone. You should also have Parides panares lycimenes in the area. The outer edge of the red hindwing band in the male of panares should be straighter than anchises . Parides iphidamas is also present in ...

Papilio bianor ganesa Papilio bianor ganesa comes from Nepal, Bhutan and just east of there. Your specimen is Papilio bianor triumphator . I recently published a paper about these two subspecies with Shao-ji Hu and Yutaka Inayoshi, and we designated a lectotype for Papilio ganesa Westwood, 1842. It...

BHL https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ has many pre-1924 works available for download.

Also many German language journals are available here https://www.zobodat.at/publikation_series.php

Adam.

I suspect that you have to comply with both CITES AND EU law when importing specimens into the EU.

As far as I know (correct me if this is wrong) specimens with paperwork can be moved between countries within the EU without having to ask for additional documents.

Adam.

Teak wood must be absolutely dry before making the boxes, otherwise the wood will split. Normally it must be professionally dried, and after that it will be safe to use to store specimens. Note it is very heavy. I actually think you don't need to use hardwood. I will ask what type of wood those supe...

Parides eurimedes has pink margins between the veins of the hindwing, whereas in P. anchises they are white. If you post photos I may be able to ID them. There are a number of different species in Panama, not just those two. Also it would be useful to know which part of Panama you are located in as...