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Post by mothman27 on Mar 7, 2019 20:10:07 GMT -8
Pick your two favorite! (Favorite can mean whatever you want, most fun to study, most beautiful, etc.)
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amanat88
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Post by amanat88 on Mar 7, 2019 20:39:55 GMT -8
Saturniinae but second favourite was harder to pick. Finally settled on Arsenurinae because I'm intrigued by genera such as Copiopteryx and Loxolomia (mainly their appearance).
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Post by joee30 on Mar 9, 2019 12:07:55 GMT -8
I always liked Ceratocampinae and Hemileucaenae just because I have reared them many times, and they are fun to rear. Getting stung by hemileucine caterpillars, is NOT too fun, though one has to roll with the punches when rearing them. I do have a soft spot for Hyalophora though.
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Post by exoticimports on Mar 12, 2019 14:18:07 GMT -8
Saturniinae but second favourite was harder to pick. Finally settled on Arsenurinae because I'm intrigued by genera such as Copiopteryx and Loxolomia (mainly their appearance). Male copiopteryx are cool in flight it looks like the tails will rip off any second. |
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Post by Paul K on Mar 12, 2019 17:13:27 GMT -8
Saturniinae but second favourite was harder to pick. Finally settled on Arsenurinae because I'm intrigued by genera such as Copiopteryx and Loxolomia (mainly their appearance). Male copiopteryx are cool in flight it looks like the tails will rip off any second. The moth looks like it’s been chased by something as the end of tails are light coloured but the middle part is invisible at night. This is of course only in our spectrum of view. I suspect that those long vibrating tails also distract bat’s sonar navigation coz they are certainly there not to pleasant collector’s eye. |
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Post by amanat88 on Mar 14, 2019 21:36:26 GMT -8
Getting stung by hemileucine caterpillars, is NOT too fun, though one has to roll with the punches when rearing them. Though not in the Hemileucinae, I had a chance to rear Saturnia mendocino one year, and of course I thought I would be careful enough not to have to wear gloves.... Lol, big mistake. A wasp sting may be more painful, but the caterpillar-induced rashes and welts were more disturbing looking to me. |
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amanat88
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Post by amanat88 on Mar 14, 2019 21:41:45 GMT -8
Saturniinae but second favourite was harder to pick. Finally settled on Arsenurinae because I'm intrigued by genera such as Copiopteryx and Loxolomia (mainly their appearance). Male copiopteryx are cool in flight it looks like the tails will rip off any second. My curiosity was piqued so I searched for some videos.... It flies faster than I expected.  That Amazone Nature Lodge looks like an interesting place to visit. |
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Post by Paul K on Mar 15, 2019 5:44:53 GMT -8
That Amazone Nature Lodge looks like an interesting place to visit. Indeed it is a good spot for moth collecting. The moth in the video is a female of Copiopteryx jehovah. Females are hard to collect as they don’t come to lights very often. |
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Post by joee30 on Mar 15, 2019 22:12:51 GMT -8
Getting stung by hemileucine caterpillars, is NOT too fun, though one has to roll with the punches when rearing them. Though not in the Hemileucinae, I had a chance to rear Saturnia mendocino one year, and of course I thought I would be careful enough not to have to wear gloves.... Lol, big mistake. A wasp sting may be more painful, but the caterpillar-induced rashes and welts were more disturbing looking to me. Funny you mention that as that is one of the moths I am after this spring. They occur just west of me in the Sacramento-Grass Valley area in California. That and I am always on the lookout for Hyalophora euryalus. |
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Post by mswisher on Mar 18, 2019 12:17:30 GMT -8
If you have any luck with S. mendocino, it would be interesting to hear the details as that would be a target for me as well. I go to Sacramento quite often for work, but not sure if I will be there this spring or not. If I am, would love to meet up. I had luck with H. euryalus last April in Southern California (Silverado Canyon in Orange County).
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Post by joee30 on Mar 18, 2019 22:12:35 GMT -8
If you have any luck with S. mendocino, it would be interesting to hear the details as that would be a target for me as well. I go to Sacramento quite often for work, but not sure if I will be there this spring or not. If I am, would love to meet up. I had luck with H. euryalus last April in Southern California (Silverado Canyon in Orange County). Most definitely! How often are you in the Sacramento area? |
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Post by amanat88 on Apr 20, 2019 21:06:44 GMT -8
What do your H. euryalus look like? I'm curious to see if they look any different from Canadian specimens. The picture below is of a specimen I reared from a population on the west coast of British Columbia.  |
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