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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 29, 2014 2:56:45 GMT -8
Small yellow papers contain chemicals against the small beetles...Once I found out that they hide in the holes made after pins! Those are not beetles, they are Psocids,family Psocidae, order Psocoptera, also known as booklice. They are a major pest of insect collections. Adam.
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Post by ash on Apr 15, 2014 2:09:31 GMT -8
HI all, Here is what is on the setting board at the moment: A pair of Ornithoptera goliath procus from Pilyana Ceram (top and bottom first pic). The female has a 22 cm spread wingspan. A delightful male Ornithoptera priamus calaestis from Misima island (middle first pic). I am very happy with this specimen of calaestis as it has only one black spot and a yellow spot on each hindwing (the antennae are intact but need to be re-attached). Wish I had a female to go with it! Specimens courtesy of David Cassat. Attachment DeletedAlso a pair of local Graphium macfarlenei and Graphium agamemnon. These beautiful insects fly in our local backyards and lay their eggs on and then devour several species of garden grown Annonaceae. These ones are from this season. Attachment Deletedhave fun Ash
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Post by Zacatak on Apr 15, 2014 2:40:54 GMT -8
what a shame ash, i just gave away a female O. caelestis because i had no use for her as i only kept the male. could have offered you it
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Post by ash on Apr 15, 2014 15:46:11 GMT -8
Ooh Zacatak that would have been SOO appreciated! O. p. caelestis females are so hard to get here now.
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Post by lordpandarus on Apr 16, 2014 14:13:53 GMT -8
Some days ago I had this Parnassius autocrator female on board...Unfortunately she still had some scratches so I gave it away... Anyway it was still the best female I have ever seen (unfortunately not good enough for me) and I really enjoyed the mounting Small yellow papers contain chemicals against the small beetles...Once I found out that they hide in the holes made after pins! View AttachmentWow, I'm difficult and this one looks near perfect.
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Post by marcingajewski on Apr 17, 2014 14:49:58 GMT -8
HI all, Here is what is on the setting board at the moment: A pair of Ornithoptera goliath procus from Pilyana Ceram (top and bottom first pic). The female has a 22 cm spread wingspan. A delightful male Ornithoptera priamus calaestis from Misima island (middle first pic). I am very happy with this specimen of calaestis as it has only one black spot and a yellow spot on each hindwing (the antennae are intact but need to be re-attached). Wish I had a female to go with it! Specimens courtesy of David Cassat. View AttachmentAlso a pair of local Graphium macfarlenei and Graphium agamemnon. These beautiful insects fly in our local backyards and lay their eggs on and then devour several species of garden grown Annonaceae. These ones are from this season. View Attachmenthave fun Ash Amazing caelestis male , i have some females of this ssp. Also in envelopes never set yet . Cheers ! Marcin
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grasshopper
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Hi Steve, Perfectly set and fantastic species.
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Post by grasshopper on Apr 29, 2014 1:15:08 GMT -8
Hi everyone, New on the setting board this week O.v.Regis golden male needs a few repairs but should be nice in the end. Cheers, Lance.
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Post by lepidofrance on Apr 29, 2014 4:18:10 GMT -8
On my setting boards to-day. Most of the butterflies collected by me, except some given by friends (the paradisea pair and some of the Parnassinae).
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Post by ash on Apr 29, 2014 23:12:10 GMT -8
Lovely O. victoriae regis Lance. Lovely collection Lepidofrance! What is the Papilio second from the bottom on the right? On the setting board today: Papilio hermeli males from Mt Halcon, Mindoro Island, Philippines. The top specimen (the bluer one) from April 2013 was labelled 'summer form' and the bottom specimen (the greener one) from March 2013 was labelled 'spring form'. I can't wait to see the females! Specimens courtesy of David Cassat of Indowings. Attachment DeletedOrnithoptera victoriae regis from Buka, North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea. This is the darkest female O. victoriae regis I have in my collection (I don't think I have seen darker) and has been kept papered for a long time. It is a great pleasure to finally see it! Attachment Deletedall the best Ashley
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Post by lepidofrance on Apr 29, 2014 23:55:06 GMT -8
On the right, from top to bottom, you have :
- Pierella helvina helvina - Parides panares paralius - Parides childrenae latifasciata - Parides sesostris tarquinius - Parides childrenae latifasciata
from Esmeraldas (Calderon, Durango), Ecuador (collected in 2013, December)
- Pachliopta polyphontes bugius
from Bantimurung, Sulawesi (collected in 2008, August).
The Parnassinae (P. epaphus, P. nomion, P. jacquemontii) are from Gansu, Qinghai and Shanxi (given by a friend).
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Post by ash on Apr 30, 2014 0:10:44 GMT -8
Oops I meant the left! Like Papilio lowii?
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Post by lepidofrance on Apr 30, 2014 1:24:13 GMT -8
On the lef, from top to bottom : - pair O. paradisea flavescens from Timika (2010, January & August), gift from a friend. - Papilio ascalaphus ascalaphus female from Perdingan Palolo Lindu, Central Sulawesi (2008, August). - Papilio sataspes artaphernes male from Benta, Pulau Peleng, Benggai Archipelago, Indonesia (2008, August). The two Morphos are : - M. helenor rugitaeniatus from Las Juntas, Carchi, Ecuador (November 28, 2013) - M. amathonte ecuadorensis from Durango, Esmeraldas, Ecuador (November, 29, 2013). Hebomoia glaucippe celebensis and Pareronia tritaea sulaensis are also from Pulau Peleng, Benggai Archipelago, Indonesia (2008, August).
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grasshopper
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Hi Steve, Perfectly set and fantastic species.
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Post by grasshopper on Apr 30, 2014 2:27:27 GMT -8
Lovely O. victoriae regis Lance. Lovely collection Lepidofrance! What is the Papilio second from the bottom on the right? On the setting board today: Papilio hermeli males from Mt Halcon, Mindoro Island, Philippines. The top specimen (the bluer one) from April 2013 was labelled 'summer form' and the bottom specimen (the greener one) from March 2013 was labelled 'spring form'. I can't wait to see the females! Specimens courtesy of David Cassat of Indowings. View AttachmentOrnithoptera victoriae regis from Buka, North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea. This is the darkest female O. victoriae regis I have in my collection (I don't think I have seen darker) and has been kept papered for a long time. It is a great pleasure to finally see it! View Attachmentall the best Ashley
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grasshopper
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Hi Steve, Perfectly set and fantastic species.
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Post by grasshopper on Apr 30, 2014 2:38:00 GMT -8
Thanks Ash, Those P.hermeli are just so good and well set too. Lepidopfrance, I wish I could go collecting in other countries like you do and see the species you often post here on insectnet. You post some very good articles here Thank You.
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Post by lepidofrance on Apr 30, 2014 2:46:30 GMT -8
Thanks Ash, Those P.hermeli are just so good and well set too. Lepidopfrance, I wish I could go collecting in other countries like you do and see the species you often post here on insectnet. You post some very good articles here Thank You. I would be happy to visit Queensland and NSW where you can admire so many endemic butterflies! The problem is that living in Sulawesi, Irian Jaya or Ecuador (for example) is much cheaper than a trip to Australia (or PNG) !
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