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.

I experience a real shock today, totally blew me away. This concerns visual appearance of size vs. an actual measurement. Historically in the olden days I'd measure wingspan for discussion & comparison. But the research publications I've been reading have been using Forewing Chord Length (FCL) w...

Thank you, gents. I was concerned that I'd have to cite some small data point right in the cell. Yes, all citations I know should be in the References, though I appreciate the reminder.

Guys who've published, I need your insights as I've never done this, and can't recall seeing it: citing a table, and even cells within. I have (for sake of argument) ten rows and four columns. The first five rows are a straight lift from a prior (not my) publication. The next five rows are from anot...

A quick Google search found a couple of other sources, including one for only $16.99 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Butterfly-Crushable-Detachable-Push-Fit/dp/B0CBLV98KP?th=1 https://ecologysupplies.com/products/collapsible-pocket-net/ Thanks, those are only a 12" diameter, too sma...

wollastoni wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:47 pm I have a small lantana which doesn't attract any butterflies BTW... maybe Breton butterflies doesn't like it.

To me, it smells very good, a bit like citrus indeed.

Great, and already my dreams of guaranteed attraction is immediately cast into doubt.

John you are the best! I so owe you...again. I had been calculating the cost to make them. To be anywhere efficiently priced I'd have to build ten, and they'd cost me more than that store sells. Despite the insidious monikker "National Park Special" I find these nets invaluable. They satis...

We have to bring our Canna indoors for six months, but even then I've lost them because they dry out, or stay too wet, or whatever. Thus, as much as I love them I've quit. And in spring they're $10 for a small plant, so figure to look nice it's $50 plus. Oh well. I'm going to try Lantana this summer...

OK, OK! I did it! Gosh, can't a guy procrastinate even three months?

I don't see how this is worth it unless you get a collecting permit while you are under their employment, and CR is one of the toughest countries around. In most of the developing world, and indeed anywhere, a permit is most easily obtained in person. If one were to be in CR for six months or a yea...

This is the kind of story I really enjoy. Who hasn't carried some bug for hours? It's also why I carry a pack with a net in it; if it's not on me, it's in the truck. But generally if I'm not in the market I have the pack (and net) on. Now, getting that sucker from the cup into something would be a c...

Treehopr, they surely are enigmatic, so you were correct in your original title. An old paper, much has been learned since then- but I'm unaware of any recent studies that examine it in more detail. 1990 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 127 INTERACTION OF INTROGRESSION FROM PAPILIO GLAUCUS CANADENSIS AN...

Enigmatic indeed. As we now know, the "Eastern Tiger Swallowtail" common throughout the northeast USA, is not. We're working on the description of the Mid Summer Tiger Swallowtail as Papilio iroquoisus . Given that, with canadensis and iroquoisus both being univoltine, the question begs: w...