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- Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:33 am
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: New Papilio paper
- Replies: 35
- Views: 83416
Re: New Papilio paper
Nevermind. I just downloaded the paper and realize that both Julian Dupuis and his former PhD supervisor Felix Sperling are authors on this paper. I'm not completely surprised to be honest. Dr. Sperling is a giant in the field.
- Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:27 am
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: New Papilio paper
- Replies: 35
- Views: 83416
Re: New Papilio paper
Regarding Papilio kahli, Julian Dupuis has done a lot of molecular work on the machaon/polyxenes group here in North America. It is of hybrid origin and Dupuis et al places it under Papilio machaon kahli. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0141882&type=printab...
- Tue Mar 28, 2023 3:32 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Does anyone the whereabouts of Henry Hensel from Edmundston?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 448
Re: Does anyone the whereabouts of Henry Hensel from Edmundston?
He was still active as of 2021. Email John Klymko, a zoologist at the ACCDC. They have often collaborated in the past and he should have more up to date info on Henry.
- Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:38 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Papilio godeffroyi
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2856
Re: Papilio godeffroyi
Most recent record from iNat is Jan 2019.
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:49 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Battus philenor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1182
Re: Battus philenor
The nanoscale structures on the scales will have some variation, just like everything else. If the structures are off by a few 10s of nanometers, you will see a slightly different color (caused by interference of light rather than reflection or absorption).
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 4:56 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Battus philenor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1182
Re: Battus philenor
I have enjoyed raising this species in the past. I wrote a monograph for the Toronto Ento Association about a decade ago. https://www.ontarioinsects.org/publications/PipevineSwallowtail.pdf I've never read that paper. So wonderfully written, you're a man of many talents. Thanks for sharing the link...
- Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:18 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Battus philenor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1182
Re: Battus philenor
I have enjoyed raising this species in the past. I wrote a monograph for the Toronto Ento Association about a decade ago.
https://www.ontarioinsects.org/publicat ... owtail.pdf
https://www.ontarioinsects.org/publicat ... owtail.pdf
- Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:17 pm
- Forum: Other Insect Orders & Other Invertebrates
- Topic: Double Trouble - Real or Fake?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2238
Re: Double Trouble - Real or Fake?
Can happen and looks real to me.
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:45 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: P. glaucus (transitional) "smokey" tiger (female)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 660
Re: P. glaucus (transitional) "smokey" tiger (female)
Well, “normal variation” is a subjective term. Just how common does something have to be for it to be considered normal? I have no idea. However, I have never seen a smokey tiger in real life, so that seems rare enough. Bleeding colors or slightly scalloped tiger stripes - half my specimens have som...
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:55 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: P. glaucus (transitional) "smokey" tiger (female)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 660
Re: P. glaucus (transitional) "smokey" tiger (female)
I have read this paper as well. Some of what they called “aberrant” are probably what most of us just call normal variation. If you look very closely, a significant percentage of specimens will have some amount of aberrancy based on their criteria.
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:49 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Papilio weymeri
- Replies: 8
- Views: 362
Re: Papilio weymeri
The label says P. cartereti, which is a syn of weymeri. Unfortunately it's the other way round. Meanwhile, everyone uses Papilio weymeri , so let's continue using that for now. This will be published some time in future among other nomenclatural issues in Papilionidae. Adam. Thanks Adam. I was uncl...
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:36 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Papilio weymeri
- Replies: 8
- Views: 362
Re: Papilio weymeri
The label says P. cartereti, which is a syn of weymeri.
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:45 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: American Sphingidae
- Replies: 10
- Views: 766
Re: American Sphingidae
https://www.sphingidae.us/
This is also an excellent website and basically continues the work by Tuttle et al. I have this book and agree it is superb. Used copies are about $100.
This is also an excellent website and basically continues the work by Tuttle et al. I have this book and agree it is superb. Used copies are about $100.
- Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:40 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Papilio glaucus (natural occurring genetic anomalies)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2171
Re: Papilio glaucus (natural occurring genetic anomalies)
New Brunswick, June 11, 2021.
- Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:16 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Papilio glaucus (natural occurring genetic anomalies)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2171
Re: Papilio glaucus (natural occurring genetic anomalies)
I will throw mine into the mix. Here are some canadensis and glaucus. Aberrant female 2nd row 4th specimen. Aberrant male lacking black anal margin on HW bottom left corner.
- Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:03 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Papilio glaucus (natural occurring genetic anomalies)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2171
Re: Papilio glaucus (natural occurring genetic anomalies)
Appalachiensis is about 3/4 canadensis. So for example, the black anal margin on the hindwing is much thicker, closer to canadensis than glaucus. But like Chuck said, most of the pertinent characteristics are better seen on the ventral side.
- Sun Mar 05, 2023 2:00 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Eurytides zonaria (Dominican Republic)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 365
Re: Eurytides zonaria (Dominican Republic)
Thank you for sharing! Very enjoyable indeed!
- Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:00 am
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Interesting character - Eye Popping Collection
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2640
Re: Interesting character - Eye Popping Collection
I have seen some of his videos too. I think most people only spend a few minutes spreading a specimen. Sometimes, that’s out of necessity because of the sheer volume of specimens one has to deal with. I only add a few specimens a year to my collection because they are essentially all reared. And sin...
- Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:54 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: What's up with US Saturniidae?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1411
Re: What's up with US Saturniidae?
I was in contact will Bill last year. He seemed as active as ever. He has a supplier network in Canada and the USA but doesn’t ship across the border for obvious reasons. Give him a shout. I have a bunch of cecropia and promethea cocoons in the garage but I believe you are in the US?
- Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:01 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Does anyone have a bigger one? I mean an agrippina
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1565
Re: Does anyone have a bigger one? I mean an agrippina
Here are the first instar larvae