Chuck, tell us more about the ones that are not MST, canadensis, or glaucus? Hybrids. But of what, and to what proportion, I don't know. That's why it's such a nightmare. Not anything exciting like a new taxon. On the latter topic though, both canadensis and glaucus trees each show two distinct cla...

I have one drawer that I absolutely hate to pull out. It's a mess- because for several reasons it's a taxonomic trainwreck. I really hate looking at it. It's labeled " canadensis " but most are not. I can live with the fact that it's a bit of a dumping ground including Pennsylvania MST (ri...

Mr. Stout said he was going to send ANOTHER free net bag, I said no need at all, but indeed he did.


I wonder how many nets I have to order to get a free Porsche.

I can see where this got sidetracked, and we've had this conversation before. I applaud Todd for his youth outreach, but face it, field collecting is headed downhill. That said, so long as there are nets and drawers available and not illegal, there will be some few who will continue to enjoy this ce...

https://store.raisingbutterflies.org/category-s/1853.htm - is a direct copy of the BioQuip net rim. I ordered two of the nets from the link above "Raising Butterflies.org" Took the risk despite never having heard of them. Very professional: online ordering worked, received a notice of ord...

Brent Karner, who used to run BioQuipBugs before Royce bought it, is a top tier guy. No kidding! He sure is. I went to that website when first posted, but I didn't recognize Brent...he got...older. Off topic, what happened with Jerry? I think he retired, but haven't heard boo from him in almost two...

Somewhere there is a discussion on plastazote and equivalent tight, closed cell foams for pinning. IIRC it has links to where I got mine in rolled sheets at a very much lower price than buying precut.

In our area south of @eurytides I really haven't bothered looking in decades...didn't need to, I'd just stumble on them. And if I wanted Promethea I'd step into the back yard and pull them off the trees. After they "sprayed" for Gypsy Moths a few years ago the Saturnids have virtually disa...

Sad to say, with "Java" and "2014" there's a pretty good chance it's extinct in 2024. I presume you've flown over Java and seen the destruction.

Impressive work Bob! Do you have a link to one of your more recent papers?

58chevy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:19 pm E marcellus is definitely attracted to white flowers

This had not dawned on me, but indeed every one I've caught has been on or near small white flowers, not far off the ground.

58chevy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:07 pm https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox ... cTpVxfrdfk

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has the advantage of attracting some species of butterflies, particularly Papilio palamedes. They must think the net is a patch of white flowers and they will often head straight for it, making it very easy to capture them. One even flew right into my net. Eurytides marcellus is sometimes attracted...

Ebay's fees have grown so much that many sellers are going to Etsy. Etsy has a complaint protocol, any problems should go through Etsy. Beyond that, Etsy is usually paid by credit card, so one can dispute the charges. When a new member shows up here just to complain I have a bit of suspicion. And, n...

Jshuey wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:24 pm open weave means less drag and faster swings. ... less drags helps keep the rim from bending backwards a bit, which is very important if you are plucking perched bugs off the lips of tree limbs or flowers.

John

You're clairvoyant! I didn't even ask that question yet!

Thanks for the insights thus far. I'd not considered avoidance or attraction. With my green bag, I can tell you fast flying papilio can evade it....I wonder if white would make any difference. I doubt it. I've never seen any butterfly attracted to any net. However, with the right color I'm sure some...

Hi all, What is the best color for a net bag? I prefer green because I'm told "be discrete" while on state/ private land, and in general it draws less attention to me. Less attention means fewer long chats interrupting field work. White of course has been around a long time. I see also bla...

adamcotton wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:49 pm

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.

In fact, I had put "mm" in each cell, so thank you Adam.

How do I cite the data within the individual cells without making it illegible? I want the cell to read "40-50mm" not "40-50mm (Hyatt, 1923 and Shuey, 2021)" Chuck, I'll have to admit that I'm older than Shuey, but "Hyatt, 1923"? No wonder my knees were extra creaky th...

Thank you, Adam.

Another question: what about outliers? If 95% of specimens are 48-54mm, but a few are 42mm, it seems misleading to say 42mm-54mm. Yes, that is indeed the range, but not the norm.