Bravo! Spectacular work, impeccable photography! Thanks for taking the time to share this.

So, back in the days when those guys were poaching from US national parks and stuff, there was another less known case involving John Kemner and his commercial collecting in Mexico. In that case, USFWS seized all the Mexican bugs out of a collection I was aware of, but left the US material alone. I...

Brief warm spell after last week's snowstorm. Yesterday topped 70F/21C and same today. Yet I've not seen a single Nymphalid, which is unusual; typically a few pop out and catch some sunlight before hibernating again. We were in FL for 10 days and despite dragging the family through various environme...

eurytides wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:48 pm Chuck, where did you capture this fabulous pair of Nihilis absentus?

LOL. Good one. No, I gave those to Dr. Hyatt during the purge last year. Given that there was snow on the ground yesterday still, I think up this way we can safely keep the nets in the basement for a couple more months.

very nice, and how fortunate.

Here's a photo of my spring 2024 captures:


Impressed?

This topic has brought a question to my mind. Do people really make a living selling insects? I've tried it years ago, when the internet was young. It seems like a difficult market. Perhaps it's the suppliers, but in any event, how many buyers are out there that continue to purchase material? I fin...

Agreed Chuck, clearly Charles knew what he was doing, continuing to receive material, he was still operating his business up until not long ago. He was gruffy and perhaps conceited, tempting fate with the feds is not my idea of sound strategy. Looks like Charles is still in business. There is a Dr....

That's unfortunate for Dr. Limmer. I am sorry for him. Yes, he circumvented the rules. Nevertheless, I have sympathy, not everyone will, like I told my defense attorney one time- "someone's got to do it" . If there is a market, there will be suppliers, I have limmerleps butterflies- I fee...

Great, all the new bags I bought are black. The "good" news is that it didn't matter on my last trip, since 10 days in FL I never had cause to take the net out. By the way, I was just in the field where I found out that my open-weave white bag was in pretty bad shape. I used it for w few d...

When the federal government agencies plan to search a home for evidence to arrest someone they have to get a warrant from a judge (this is about as hard as buying a hotdog at a hotdog vendor.) In the warrant application they have to cite where they want search and what they're searching for (and wil...

Update - https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/long-island-insect-collector-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-rare-birdwing-butterflies/5177683/. $30k penalty plus incarceration TBD. And surrender of his collection which I'm sure is more than "1,000 specimens". Look like they've...

I have a female from Pima Co. AZ and a male from Colorado. Don't know why I have them.

boghaunter1 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:00 pm Another U.S. based Collapsible Net Supplier:



John K.

Not really another, same guy I got my from, Todd Stout viewtopic.php?p=9038#p9038

Back in town and downloaded for reading! Thanks!

Thanks!

Anyone know the species / range? Looks pretty big against that cigarette pack. I'm unaware of any wingless species like this, is it a juvenille?

Come on, I've dragged a Honda 350W generator around the world. Twice.

"Vacation with my wife" well presuming you've been married a while, she knows what to expect. We are most fortunate to have found wives that put up with our peculiar fascinations.

Eagerly awaiting LepiLED report....

It came up at Cornell that if a hoverfly / beefly is facing you, stick out your finger toward it (horizontal) and then make a circle, and the hoverfly will come to you. The entomologists there said it really does work.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-44785-3 Contrary to the expectation of attraction, insects do not steer directly toward the light. Instead, insects turn their dorsum toward the light, I cannot be alone in not having thought insects shot straight for the light. Anyone who collects at nigh...

I'll tell you what - I'm headed to Panama with a Lepi-LED next week. I got it for evening entertainment mostly (since all I really care about are Hesperiidae). I'll run it for sure, and let you know how it works. John YES! Can't wait for a real report. Are you also taking traditional UV or MV? Good...