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Post by lepidofrance on Aug 30, 2017 12:55:15 GMT -8
Be constructive! Tell us what you think! Of course there are errors: the genus Parides is complex and the mimes are numerous. In advance, thank you for your contribution! By the way : new pictures added on rhe same page: www.lepido-france.fr/parides-damerique-sud/
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Post by lepidofrance on Aug 25, 2017 7:38:06 GMT -8
By the way, As far as I know, in Europe and especially in France, cunnilingus is a common and natural practice, without the need for effort and learning "to develop its taste". Generally, this practice gives pleasure to both partners. And, as written by Adam Cotton : "Amazing how a simple butterfly identification request can morph into a totally different subject or two."
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Post by lepidofrance on Aug 25, 2017 7:30:04 GMT -8
In Vietnam, at Haiphong, I ate pupae of some hymenoptera. In Xichuanbanna (South China), I was served a rather good dish of wasp chrysalis cooked with lemongrass.
Of course, in Mexico, I often drank tequila accompanied by grilled grasshoppers or fried caterpillars. It sounds pretty much like dried shrimp.
The worst experience took place in the island of Marajo in Brazil where my local guide was enthusiastic about the discovery, in a trunk of fallen tree, of large larvae of beetles that had to be tasted alive. To preserve my prestige of French (!!), I crunch the huge larva which curiously had a vanilla taste. Whatever may be the taste, I do not wish to repeat the experiment frequently. In the same country, the children are roasting the tarantulas, which they regard as sweets!
All this is only folklore. As everyone knows, food industries today are preparing steak dishes based on locusts or other insects rich in proteins and whose farming will produce less CO2 and methane in the atmosphere than the bovine American or Brazilian breeding stations largely responsable from global warming.
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Post by lepidofrance on Aug 24, 2017 1:38:26 GMT -8
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Post by lepidofrance on May 11, 2017 23:43:08 GMT -8
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Post by lepidofrance on May 11, 2017 23:35:26 GMT -8
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Post by lepidofrance on May 10, 2017 14:19:32 GMT -8
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Post by lepidofrance on May 8, 2017 7:57:29 GMT -8
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Post by lepidofrance on May 8, 2017 2:09:27 GMT -8
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Post by lepidofrance on May 4, 2017 4:13:53 GMT -8
The second sample looks more or less like Euphaedra fascinata Hecq, 1984, male, from Cameroon and Congo.
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Post by lepidofrance on Apr 5, 2017 17:05:00 GMT -8
Yes, this is the same location. Sad ! Among various reasons, floods and mudslides are a deforestation consequence.
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Post by lepidofrance on Apr 4, 2017 6:47:09 GMT -8
If you are looking for a good guide, competent in entomology (Rhopalocera), to visit Colombia and its butterflies, we (lepidopterists in France) strongly recommend Fredy Montero! See the page : www.lepido-france.fr/en-colombie-avec-fredy/and watch the video (spanish speaking) :
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Post by lepidofrance on Oct 1, 2016 4:51:17 GMT -8
To order the book ( cheap price : € 110 only !!) : www.lepido-france.com/livre-les-morpho/148-les-morpho-distribution-diversification-comportement.html or (english page) : lepido-france.com/lang-en/ Information : Maximum 3 copies per order; otherwise, your order will be cancelled. For more than 3 copies, please order again or contact colette.chazal@gmail.com. If you are bookseller, please contact : manil.alf@gmail.com ; Transportation costs being expensive for this 2.8 kg book packed, we tried to minimize them especially for long-distance shippings. Intersting! Please note that transportation fees are identical for 2 or 3 copies in the same parcel. Picture : Morpho ( Morpho) helenor packeri Neild, 2008, male flying. Maracaibo Lake (Zulia, Venezuela). Photo: A. Highton
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Post by lepidofrance on Sept 26, 2016 1:59:43 GMT -8
Not available (presently !) in english ; but - each chapter begins with a long abstract in english and spanish ; - no need to speak french to understand maps, pictures, taxa lists, latin butterflies names, geographical locations and so on. In my entomological library, I own japanese, indonesian and chinese books on butterflies. I don't read chinese, bahasa indonesia and japanese. Nevertheless, these books are for me very useful. On the net, when I believe that I have to understand a text, I copy it and insert in Google translation ! Very easy !
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Post by lepidofrance on Sept 25, 2016 13:31:27 GMT -8
Les Morpho - Distribution, diversification, comportement
The Morpho - Distribution, diversification, behavior [/div] A publication of the Association France lepidopterists (ALF) Goal Scientific accuracy, accessibility, originality. Summary Foreword (Luc Manil) - Abbreviations - Acknowledgements - The wings morphology (Jean-Marc Gayman, Jacques Ouvaroff & Luc Manil) Chapter I - The genus Morpho - Taxonomy, ethology, geographic distribution (Jean-Marc Gayman & Bruce Purser) - Structure and properties of the wings of Morphidae (Serge Berthier) Chapter II - The Mata Atlantica (Jean-Marc Gayman) Chapter III - The central Andes (Bruce Purser & Daniel Lacomme) Chapter IV - The northern Andes (Bruce Purser & Daniel Lacomme) Chapter V - Venezuela - a crossroads and endemism (Jean-Marc Gayman) Chapter VI - The Amazon and the Guianas (Daniel Lacomme & Jean-Marc Gayman) Chapter VII - Morpho from Central America (Jean-Marc Gayman) Chapter VIII - Early Stages (Fréderic Bénéluz) Chapter IX - Diversification of Morpho (Bruce Purser) Chapter X - Descriptions of Morpho subspecies (Jacques Ouvaroff) and Morpho spread plates (Franck Merlier) (57 plates) Distribution systematic Maps (30 spp.) (Daniel Lacomme, Jean-Marc Gayman & Luc Manil) Conclusion Table rainfall Appendix 1 - Collecting Morpho: Regulations Appendix 2 - Search Morpho, some "good addresses" Glossary References Summary Morphology of the adults, larval stages, concise records of all 30 species and 220 subspecies; flora, fauna features and palaeogeographic evolution of each region ... Illustrations Imagos spread of all species and their main subspecies, and the majority of them in natura. larval stages. Photos of the most typical habitats. Many regional and general maps (one per species). Originality of the work 1. Summary of biogeographic fauna based on six regions, with description and illustration of all species and their most typical subspecies. 2. Paleogeographic evolution of the Neotropical region and its wildlife. 3. Photographs of high quality habitats, imagos in natura and samples of collection. 4. Larval stages and host plants. 5. Maps for each species and its subspecies. Regional maps showing the stations of all Morpho living there. 6. Field observations and behavior of butterflies. 408 pages in full color. Luxury edition, cardboard and plastic cover. Date: September 2016. ISBN: 978-2-9558531-0-8 EAN: 9782955853108 Information available on our Internet site: www.lepido-france.frAvailable Work in various general and specialized booksellers
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