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Post by dynastes on Oct 28, 2012 14:20:11 GMT -8
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Post by thanos on Oct 28, 2012 14:24:08 GMT -8
Female Ascalapha odorata.
At what price it ended on ebay ?
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Post by dynastes on Oct 28, 2012 14:25:29 GMT -8
$22.50. Win dont me. I just watched the auction
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Post by thanos on Oct 28, 2012 14:33:15 GMT -8
Ok, quite reasonable (still a bit expensive). If it had gone for higher, I'd have commented differently.., as it is very common there.
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Post by prillbug4 on Oct 28, 2012 15:01:02 GMT -8
I wouldn't have bought it. I caught my female in Southern Illinois for free back in 1996. I caught my male in my garage here in Peoria, Illinois back in 1976. Plus, I saw a third specimen in 2001, the same night I caught my first Thysania zenobia, again here in Peoria.
Jeff Prill
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Post by timsbugs on Oct 28, 2012 19:31:45 GMT -8
So in 25 years you caught 3, and its not worth $22.50?  Really! Is it any wounder that sellers are tired of selling?!? Tim |
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Post by thanos on Oct 28, 2012 20:41:59 GMT -8
It's a rare stray in N. America, but a very common species in C. America, so for one coming from Costa Rica I wouldn't have spent more than 15 usd (for A1 specimen).
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Post by jshuey on Oct 29, 2012 5:11:11 GMT -8
So in 25 years you caught 3, and its not worth $22.50? Really! Is it any wounder that sellers are tired of selling?!? Tim This bug is an absolute pest in bait traps in Central America. I trap for butterflies, but these get in at night and unless you empty the traps, they start to trash all the specimens once the day starts to warm up (they very vigorously search for a way out of the trap- dusting everything in black scales). $22 is very good price for bug from a sellers standpoint if it came from an area where it is resident. Shuey |
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Post by megagyas on Oct 29, 2012 14:59:59 GMT -8
Although the temperatures reached 38 F. at night in the volcanoes of Central America at 2800 meters, large Noctuids were incredibly numerous- often forming windrows each morning at the bottom of the sheet before warming in the early sun to take flight. Attachments:
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Post by dertodesking on Oct 30, 2012 5:26:24 GMT -8
I'd pay $22.50 for it...that's a lot cheaper than going to Costa Rica and trying to catch one myself...with no guarantee of doing so.
Simon
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Post by colin12303 on Oct 30, 2012 9:27:55 GMT -8
This moth may be common in South America but very hard to get in good condition.
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Post by jshuey on Oct 30, 2012 10:55:50 GMT -8
I'd pay $22.50 for it...that's a lot cheaper than going to Costa Rica and trying to catch one myself...with no guarantee of doing so. Simon If you go to Costa Rica towards the end of the rainy season - I guarantee you will get this bug. It comes to bait and UV light. It comes to candle flames. And like I said - it can be an absolute pest. There is nothing unusual about the photo posted by megagyas The bug is that common, and because it have many generations per year, you almost always see some specimens in A+ condition (I count at least 31 of this species in that photo - probably many of the smaller specimens belong to the species as well). Plus, you get a few other nice things as well... Shuey |
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Post by pittendrighinsects on Oct 31, 2012 13:41:08 GMT -8
When I went to Costa Rica, I saw one and we weren't even on a collecting trip. This species is extremely common there, yet rare in Illinois. Very hard to get in A1 quality though.
Quintin Pittendrigh
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Post by prillbug4 on Oct 31, 2012 14:53:26 GMT -8
My female was in perfect condition. I think it might have overwintered down in Southern Illinois and emerged that day. The winters down there are very warm, temperatures rarely go below 20 degrees. I have even gone down in January and would experience very warm days in the upper 50's and 60's.
Jeff Prill
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Really!
