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by Trehopr1
Sun Jan 07, 2024 12:57 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Protogoniomorpho (Salamis) temora
Replies: 8
Views: 1640

Re: Protogoniomorpho (Salamis) temora

Here is a recently spread example of this magnificent species. Just about the MOST extravagant of african butterfly species that I can think of... I received my specimen from a good friend here on the forum. It is out of Uganda and like all examples of this species is wild caught. Its colors are bol...
by Trehopr1
Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: The Porch Light
Topic: Total Cluster: Chestnuts, lab screw-up, politics and media bias
Replies: 4
Views: 1929

Re: Total Cluster: Chestnuts, lab screw-up, politics and media bias

I love the American horse chestnut tree. Here in northern Illinois it's a pretty rare tree to encounter. They do grow tall and I still know of one that still exists in my childhood neighborhood about 60 yards from my parents home. It stands approximately 45 to 50 ft. A slow growing species --- as I ...
by Trehopr1
Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:32 pm
Forum: Other Insect Orders & Other Invertebrates
Topic: Treehoppers: strange creatures of forest and field
Replies: 14
Views: 9175

Re: Treehoppers: strange creatures of forest and field

Hello again Chuck, In the bottom right hand corner unit tray there are actually 3 different species of "Thorn-mimic" treehoppers ! The obvious large one is Thelia bimaculata. There are presently only two species in that genus in North America. T. bimaculata is the most common occurring of ...
by Trehopr1
Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: Other Insect Orders & Other Invertebrates
Topic: Treehoppers: strange creatures of forest and field
Replies: 14
Views: 9175

Re: Treehoppers: strange creatures of forest and field

Thank you indeed Chuck for the suggestion on label making. We'll see how they look using Excel and I will run with it if it does the trick. Of course these labels will be small and so will the font however, I want it large enough to be reasonably legible with the naked eye. If I get it worked out I ...
by Trehopr1
Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: Other Insect Orders & Other Invertebrates
Topic: Treehoppers: strange creatures of forest and field
Replies: 14
Views: 9175

Re: Treehoppers: strange creatures of forest and field

Over the last month I spent a little time (here and there) "pointing-up" some of my cache of treehopper collecting. The method of "pointing" tiny creatures onto paper-pointed triangles is tedious, delicate, and above all time consuming ! It was actually far easier collecting the ...
by Trehopr1
Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:59 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Papilio godeffroyi
Replies: 11
Views: 2869

Re: Papilio godeffroyi

Mr. Panzerman, Any chance you could show us some of the treasures you have retained of your former collection ? Word had it that you were downsizing your collection or at least selling off parts of it. You posted many splendid pictures (for a time) of your wonderful holdings. It would add (enormousl...
by Trehopr1
Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Morpho cypris female form cyanites
Replies: 27
Views: 27740

Re: Morpho cypris female form cyanites

Gorgeous specimen !
One of the "high-end" highlights amongst the Morpho.
Generally quite expensive, seldom offered....
Bravo.
by Trehopr1
Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:47 pm
Forum: Insect identification
Topic: What kind of Staphylinidae?
Replies: 2
Views: 808

Re: What kind of Staphylinidae?

Hello Reena, I'm sorry to say that I doubt very much you will get any more information on this rove beetle (here). The family is a huge one and ranks 2nd in overall size (identified species) behind the weevils (Curculionidae) which are THE largest and most diverse family of beetles at currently 65,0...
by Trehopr1
Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:14 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Automeris
Replies: 11
Views: 4801

Re: Automeris

Hello 58Chevy,

My pair of A. curvilinea are out of Ecuador.

I also have another lone female which is from Peru.

I am uncertain of any other countries that it has been collected.
by Trehopr1
Mon Dec 25, 2023 4:15 pm
Forum: The Porch Light
Topic: Merry Xmas everyone
Replies: 3
Views: 1297

Re: Merry Xmas everyone

Merry Christmas to all !🎄☺️
by Trehopr1
Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:51 pm
Forum: Insect identification
Topic: Please ID Solomon Islands Cerambycidae, Curculionidae
Replies: 13
Views: 2056

Re: Please ID Solomon Islands Cerambycidae, Curculionidae

I would also point out that the Bishop Museum (Hawaii) along with one or two of the major Australian museums and of course the British Museum all have what is arguably the best identified collections of material from the South Pacific region !
by Trehopr1
Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: Insect identification
Topic: Please ID Solomon Islands Cerambycidae, Curculionidae
Replies: 13
Views: 2056

Re: Please ID Solomon Islands Cerambycidae, Curculionidae

Hi Chuck, Perhaps a visit to your nearby Cornell University will render some identifications. If you could spend one or two afternoons looking through their systemic identified Cerambycid holdings you could match up some of these to what they may have. They may even have your specimens somewhat sepa...
by Trehopr1
Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:07 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Automeris
Replies: 11
Views: 4801

Re: Automeris

This fascinating and curiously striking genus of giant silkworm moths has captivated and enthralled enthusiasts since it was first given name. In the tropics of both Central and South America these moths have taken on a riotous profusion of species. Their success as a group directly correlates to 3 ...
by Trehopr1
Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:57 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Trogonoptera brookiana
Replies: 16
Views: 6416

Re: Trogonoptera brookiana

Hello livingplanet3, Those are some superb photographs that you have there. They really convey the marvelous and distinctive beauty of this particular butterfly species. It's still remains amongst MY top 20 favorite butterfly species.... It was my first opportunity to acquire a "birdwing" ...
by Trehopr1
Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:21 pm
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Information: share it or keep it a secret?
Replies: 3
Views: 2624

Re: Information: share it or keep it a secret?

I would also point out that publishing information which is new gives that author due credit and it will always remain so. As long as the information is published through all the right channels and by a legitimately recognized outlet then the author has done his part at the "dissemination of kn...
by Trehopr1
Mon Nov 27, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Information: share it or keep it a secret?
Replies: 3
Views: 2624

Re: Information: share it or keep it a secret?

Hi Chuck, Indeed, a good question and I think Vernon Brou might give us a good opinion of in this matter. Vernon says he has produced some 400+ papers on entomology related topics over his lifetime. I think that makes him one of the most prolific writers of recent times.While much of his research is...
by Trehopr1
Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Enough already, with the fake aberrations
Replies: 8
Views: 4521

Re: Enough already, with the fake aberrations

I personally MARVEL at the one-of-a-kind aberrations produced by the very few capable sellers out there. The swallowtails that I have seen are absolutely "out of this world" and REALLY cannot be mistaken for anything natural occurring. With the lone exception of the genus Agrias most singu...
by Trehopr1
Sat Oct 28, 2023 9:58 pm
Forum: Insect identification
Topic: Papilionidae du Cameroun
Replies: 7
Views: 3233

Re: Papilionidae du Cameroun

Those are some superb examples Christophe !
by Trehopr1
Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: A parasitoid fly invading Saturniidae pupae?
Replies: 6
Views: 2879

Re: A parasitoid fly invading Saturniidae pupae?

The Tachinid fly species most responsible for the widespread rampage on Saturniid populations of the East is Compsilura concinnata. It is a parasitoid species native to Europe which WAS introduced into the US in 1906 to control populations of the Gypsy moth in the northeast states. It apparently did...
by Trehopr1
Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:25 am
Forum: Legal issues
Topic: The future of the hobby
Replies: 21
Views: 6373

Re: The future of the hobby

Entomology has always been a niche interest, hobby, and science. Very few people (overall) ever have the personal passion and "natural" innate interest to cultivate a REAL and lasting pursuit of interest in this science. I think it also takes someone with a natural born "Spirit for Ad...