Last Monday, I went to an exhibit of live tropical butterflies at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens. This temporary exhibit has been held annually (in most years) by the gardens for at least two decades now, in their rainforest conservatory. The species vary considerably year-to-year, depending on avai...

Beautiful specimens!

Many thanks for posting these images. Only rarely do you see meticulously hand-drawn illustrations such as these in modern publications, and I appreciate the time and attention to detail that went into them.

Marsdenda wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:01 pm 3 to identify from French Guiana - Kaw mts

1. Probably Phaloe cruenta
2. Epidesma sp.?
3. ???

Marsdenda wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:37 pm Anyone ID these 3 arctiidae from peru. Thanks

1 - Echeta sp.
2 - Homoeocera sp.
3 - ???

A video -

Beautiful! I never knew that we have that species here in AZ! Yes, it's quite a striking looking moth, perhaps even more so in the larval stage! I hope to see this species (and hopefully A. anona as well) on some future trip to southeastern AZ. https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php...

Larvae of Agapema homogena, photographed in Coronado National Forest (SE of Tucson, AZ) -


Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34226209

Superb specimens, hewi - thank you for sharing!

Occasionally some non-resident species will stray into the USA from Mexico and the Caribbean. Here are a few nice ones, top to bottom: Papilio astyalus Eurytides philolaus Papilio pilumnus... Many thanks. While on the subject of stray Papilionidae: is it known whether Papilio anchisiades actually h...

A rare Agrias phalcidon fournierae form rebillardi. Even rarer than the typical rebillardi form, this is a bicolor form with purple below the red patch. There are few other bicolor rebillardi specimens known. The purple effect is due to a red suffusion mixed in the blue in these 2 cells... Spectacu...

Im knowing Lydiae, fournierae, acraeoides are considered rarities, whats the consensus here of any other difficult to get species I have a specimen of C. doubledayi that I consider myself rather fortunate to have obtained, several years ago. Certainly, it doesn't seem to be available very often as ...

You might try asking the Phasmid Study Group, an organization that has existed since 1980 -

https://phasmidstudygroup.org/

livingplanet3 < I didn't know that, thanks for the info. There's a theory that cutting the edges of the host plant simulates the damage caused by nymphs chewing, and so might possibly encourage them to feed. Also, it may cause the release of volatile compounds that the nymphs will respond to. I've ...

My leaf insect is refusing to eat and its been over a week now. I've asked on other websites but I'm getting no help. She's only a nymph and she's displaying some signs of moulting but I'm getting worried that she's maybe just starving herself instead. Any help would be greatly appreciated You migh...

I saw several Falcate Orangetips (Anthocharis midea) today. It is usually the first butterfly of the spring brood in my area. Also saw a snout butterfly (Libytheana bachmanii) and a couple of UFOs. Time to dust off my net. I saw a Polygonia interrogationis just a few minutes ago. It reached 70 F (2...