No problem about asking for dead specimens on Insectnet.

Thanks for the clarification.

Adam.

I suppose that to some extent whether the net in the video is good or bad depends on what you are trying to catch and how you use the net. When I was collecting large butterflies (swallowtails of course) mud-puddling I didn't need to use the net in the same way you describe, just place the extended ...

Beware of scammers who may see your post and offer what you want without actually having them for sale. Before paying someone you don't know you should verify that they really have the spiders to send you.

Adam.

Are they allowed to seize his whole collection, or only those specimens which were illegally imported?

Adam.

Congratulations on what appears to be an excellent 'magnum opus'.

This is a seriously important paper for all Delias enthusiasts.

Adam.

58chevy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:09 amPapilio astyalus

This was separated as Papilio pallas by Lewis et al. (2014, Role of Caribbean Islands in diversification & biogeography of Neotropical Heraclides swallowtails. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12092). P. astyalus occurs in South not Central America.

Adam.

I received notification of the following new paper: Bollino, M. & Bouyer, T. 2024. A new subspecies of Graphium bouyeri Cipolla, 2021 and notes on taxonomic status of Graphium biokoensis Gauthier, 1984 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Faunitaxys, 12 (8): 1 – 6. The paper can be downloaded here: http...

This paper was published in 2006.

Adam.

This should be a form of the highly variable Epicopeia polydora which is indeed a Müllerian mimic with many Byasa species.

Adam.

This is indeed a cricket. They don't make sounds all the time.

Adam.

hitmouse wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:42 pm He had made friends with the commander of the British Army base in Pokhara, a moth enthusiast

I guess that must have been Col. Mike Allen, who I used to know when he became Defence Attaché at the British Embassy in Bangkok.

Adam.

When a new member shows up here just to complain I have a bit of suspicion. And, note, there's not details. Harry is not a new member, I have known him for many years. He rarely posted on the old Insectnet, just reads avidly. I was asked by Harry personally by e-mail about the issue a few days ago ...

livingplanet3 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 7:39 pm Do pins not leave visible holes in plastazote, if removed?

No, they don't.

Adam.

Chuck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:27 pm I want the cell to read "40-50mm"

I recommend putting 'mm' at the top of the column or in the caption rather than repeating it in each cell. Perhaps that's what you were planning anyway.

Adam.

That's why the average and number of samples helps. If most are in the middle of the range the average will also be approximately in the middle too, assuming a reasonable number of samples. If the average is skewed to one side and the 'n' value is low, then it is obvious that an outlier has affected...

So what is the value of FCL? Yes, it can be consistently measured. But it doesn't really tell us about the actual size of the specimen Forewing length can be very useful when comparing between different taxa. There may also be differences between generations of the same taxon. It is a good idea to ...

wollastoni wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:21 pm But in my garden, it seems to have no effect at all on the butterflies I have in the area

Perhaps you have the wrong variety/species, some do not attract butterflies, or maybe local conditions are not favourable to nectar production.

Adam.

I agree with Jshuey in principle, but if the table also includes previously unpublished data you can add the following at the end of the table legend: Table includes data adapted from that provided in Smith 1999 and and Jones 2000. Of course you should also cite the publications in the References se...

The type locality of Papilio maackii han (Yoshino, 1997) is 'Mt. Wuyishan, Fujiang prov., China', and it is considered to be the senior synonym of shimogorii Fujioka, 1997 (type locality: 'Mt. Omeishan, Sichuan, China'), i.e. han is the valid subspecies name for P. maackii occurring at least between...

Althouh they claimed them as Papilio lowii from Marinduque. These are farm bred accidental hybrids. True P. memnon lowii only occurs on Palawan, but many years ago the farms in the other Philippines islands obtained breeding stock of lowii from Palawan to breed, at the same time as what were origin...