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- Thu Oct 12, 2023 3:37 pm
- Forum: Legal issues
- Topic: NY Man charged with smuggling birdwings
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10387
Re: NY Man charged with smuggling birdwings
The sensationalism by the news is typical. I haven't seen anything about the case except for what's been posted here. It's the same old story though, making mole hills into mountains. Same thing when I've run afoul of the law. The police reports and what gets in the newspaper make it sound like I ha...
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:19 pm
- Forum: Legal issues
- Topic: NY Man charged with smuggling birdwings
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10387
Re: NY Man charged with smuggling birdwings
Well, that's unfortunate. I bought from Dr. Limmer , the specimens he listed on ebay were common Ornithoptera as other sellers listed the same species, I know he had other, more expensive species he didn't list on ebay. He was, or is a little gruffy, but I had no problems dealing with him. I take no...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:57 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Acherontia atropos feeding
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3098
Re: Acherontia atropos feeding
Don't give up! I raised a brood of atropos last year. I started them on potato, they ran through that and I finished them on olive. It was stressful though until I found an alternate for the potato they'd accept. One can never tell until you try. They may be more receptive to switching food plant af...
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 3:41 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Shipping dilemma
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1747
Re: Shipping dilemma
For in the states, I use flat rate priority nearly all the time, never a problem. For our information- there are no longer first class parcels, it has been changed to "parcel select ground", or some configuration of those words, it's just a name change. They still come with tracking at no ...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:48 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Shipping dilemma
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1747
Re: Shipping dilemma
I think you are the victim of an inept employee or a liar. Parcels do not have to be sent Priority mail, Not long ago, Mom wanted to "help" me mail a box, I had the postage figured after weighing it, 5 bucks for ground select USPS, the clerk sold my Mom priority shipping and it cost me an ...
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:20 pm
- Forum: Other Insect Orders & Other Invertebrates
- Topic: Largest American Centipede...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4235
Re: Largest American Centipede...
Awesome animals. I went to a reptile show and someone had a giant centipede, it looked a foot long. The asking price was 1k. I've got a
picture of it, but no context.
picture of it, but no context.
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:23 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Smerinthus cerisyi variations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3840
Re: Smerinthus cerisyi variations
I made the post after finding that larva a few days ago, and realized how different my various specimens looked. Having a larva is a big help, as they are not variable and what I have found at home is clearly cerisyi. I did find that the larva is visible under uv light, which gives me something to t...
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:26 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Smerinthus cerisyi variations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3840
Re: Smerinthus cerisyi variations
I wasn't entirely accurate about my sphinx captures at home. Several years ago, I caught a few Hyles lineata nectaring in very early spring, I think one even found it's way into the greenhouse and expired. I've never seen any others since then. Never at the light though. Chuck! That looks like my ph...
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 12:17 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Smerinthus cerisyi variations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3840
Re: Smerinthus cerisyi variations
Is the variation clinal? I wonder if anyone has looked into the genetics to see if they should be different subspecies? The amount of variability in cerisyi is mentioned in Tuttle's Hawk Moths of North America having caused different forms to be named. He sticks with just the one type. It's easy to...
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:32 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Smerinthus cerisyi variations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3840
Smerinthus cerisyi variations
Different variations in the sphinx moth cerisyi. The top 2 are from the eastern part of the state. The bottom one was captured as a larva last season here at my house on the coast. I found the larva depicted a few days ago on the willow ,interesting since I have never had a sphinx come to my uv ligh...
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 2:44 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Acherontia atropos feeding
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3098
Re: Acherontia atropos feeding
Atropos can be raised to maturity on artificial diet. I have seen pictures of the operation, but haven't tried it myself.
Ova should hatch fairly quickly, maybe 7 days.
You can buy artificial diet easily, typically it's used for Manduca sexta rearing for reptile feeders.
Ova should hatch fairly quickly, maybe 7 days.
You can buy artificial diet easily, typically it's used for Manduca sexta rearing for reptile feeders.
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 11:02 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: mature larva behavior
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2593
Re: mature larva behavior
Aha! So that's it. I did notice an extra large pellet, I may have missed the second one, and it was bigger, at least double in
size. I did wonder about the giant poo, it being the only thing different in the cage.
Thank you for answering.
size. I did wonder about the giant poo, it being the only thing different in the cage.
Thank you for answering.
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 4:59 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: mature larva behavior
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2593
mature larva behavior
Yesterday something happened that I've never seen before. Now, obviously that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. The question- Do all Lepidoptera larva empty their gut before leaving the food plant to burrow in substrate, or spin a cocoon? I had 2 mature larva that left the food plant and wandered the ...
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:26 am
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Citheronia splendens
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3210
Re: Citheronia splendens
4rth instar most likely, I just moved 5 of the 16 larva indoors, to help move things along, it'll be raining again one of these days.
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 4:08 pm
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Citheronia splendens
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3210
Citheronia splendens
One of my splendens larva, hatched on July 19, they've been outdoors on sweet gum since then. A lot of shades of brown. Still a few weeks to go most likely, our cooler coastal weather slows down everything I raise outdoors. Interesting larva, the only Saturniidae larva I've raised that exude a liqui...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 2:38 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Acherontia atropos feeding
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3098
Re: Acherontia atropos feeding
Try asking this question at this website- Actias.de it has more users in the EU, who are going to have more experience with non- natives. Hand feeding is a little stressful for all involved, some species will get used to the process, and may feed themselves from a fake flower or dish. The honeycomb ...
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: Papilio glaucus
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2539
Re: Papilio glaucus
Thanks for the replies. Here in the west, I'm don't think that Papilio rutulus has the variety of subspecies that glaucus does.
I'll pass along the comments to my sister, the family are vicarious entomologists
I'll pass along the comments to my sister, the family are vicarious entomologists
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 6:24 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: Papilio glaucus
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2539
Papilio glaucus
My sister in North Carolina took this picture. Is the amount of blue on the hind wings normal ? Perhaps it's just the lighting.
I get bug photos from the east now and then, the last one was a katydid riding the windshield...can't you just reach out and grab it
for me?
I get bug photos from the east now and then, the last one was a katydid riding the windshield...can't you just reach out and grab it
for me?
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 3:05 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Preferred Display at Fairs/Expos etc
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1313
Re: Preferred Display at Fairs/Expos etc
Retail is difficult, I've tried it a couple times, with a store front, and online. The public is fickle and sellers need a variety of inventory as well as some sort of advertising. I do recall selling a number of riker mounts to a neighbor one holiday season, but I probably lost money on the specime...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:09 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Preferred Display at Fairs/Expos etc
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1313
Re: Preferred Display at Fairs/Expos etc
I've tried selling insect displays of various sizes (riker mounts) of different beetle and lep species. Complete waste of time. While my relatives were supportive and always said that I should try and sell my displays at craft fairs and other venues, I never sold a thing. Maybe it's the customer bas...