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Post by Fernando on May 26, 2011 6:37:35 GMT -8
PS: I'm wondering: how long after they hatch they should start eating? About 2 hours have passed since the first one hatched, and it is not eating Pinus yet.
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Post by Fernando on May 26, 2011 6:21:47 GMT -8
Thanks for the tip about humidity. I'm spraying them with water often.
As for Salix, I found this info in the A. dubernardi section on WLSS:
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Post by Fernando on May 26, 2011 5:15:13 GMT -8
Believe it or not, but 24 days after the eggs were deposited, the caterpillars have just begun to hatch!! I'm giving them Salix babylonica and Pinus radiata, I hope they accept any of them.
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Post by Fernando on May 25, 2011 6:22:10 GMT -8
Ahhh haha now I get it. OK, then I'll keep you informed
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Post by Fernando on May 24, 2011 17:53:07 GMT -8
Hi Dave! Sorry, but I didn't understand the "from your neck of the woods" part. Being a non-native english speaker, there are some idioms that I don't understand Anyway, I don't have any papered specimens to offer. I don't paper specimens unless I'm asked for it, and sadly it's a bit too late for that as I have only one alive pupa and I'm not sure if it's gonna hatch. Maybe I could offer specimens to you the next season (that'd be next march-april).
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Post by Fernando on May 24, 2011 17:43:25 GMT -8
I supposed so Thanks for the answer.
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Post by Fernando on May 24, 2011 13:48:06 GMT -8
dave: currently I only have a male pupa, which hasn't hatched yet for some reason (very odd, as they fly between february and april). Do you have any livestock for exchange?
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Post by Fernando on May 23, 2011 19:17:31 GMT -8
Nice! I'm glad I could contribute with the pictures.
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Post by Fernando on May 23, 2011 17:46:57 GMT -8
Nice thread! When talking about local species, the ones in the Polythysana genus are my personal favourites. Of them, I have only reared P. cinerascens. Here are some pictures (click on the thumbnails to see a larger version): Male: Female: A couple pairing!:
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Post by Fernando on May 23, 2011 17:27:22 GMT -8
I see. Thanks again for the reply.
I noticed that there are not pictures of O. rufosignata in WLSS. Would you want me to spread the specimen? It is very worn, so I don't know if pictures of it would be useful for your site.
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Post by Fernando on May 23, 2011 14:37:04 GMT -8
Dear people. I have just received a bunch of A. dubernardi eggs by mail. They do look healthy, but they were posted on may 2nd, so they are approximately 20 days old. I don't know about this species' hatching time, so my question is: should they have already hatched by now? Thanks in advance for your reply. Oh, curse the chilean post for being so inefficient PS: Any help about the temperature they like would be appreciated as well.
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Post by Fernando on May 23, 2011 11:38:03 GMT -8
Dear Bill, Thanks for your answer. I found this specimen in a trip I made to Olmué (Valparaíso region). The approximate coordinates are 33º 0' 16" S - 71º 10' 17" W, and the approximate elevation is 170 m (determined using Google Earth). I did my best spreading the wings. I can't go further without relaxing the specimen, and to be honest, I don't have experience doing so. Here are some new pictures: i54.tinypic.com/29wpkkh.jpgi52.tinypic.com/2d29nqf.jpgi52.tinypic.com/2vjertg.jpgSadly, I'm not too sure about being able to find live specimens around here. Olmué, despite being not too far away from my hometown (Quilpué), has a more diverse fauna. PS: in WLSS it says that O. rufosignata's abdomen is all black, whilst my specimen's is brownish.
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Post by Fernando on May 23, 2011 8:05:08 GMT -8
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Post by Fernando on Apr 28, 2011 10:10:17 GMT -8
The caterpillars eating (it looks a lot better than the first video):
Remember to select 1080p and watch it in full screen.
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Post by Fernando on Apr 27, 2011 8:18:52 GMT -8
Just messing around with an HD capable camera I borrowed. Sorry, I know the filming/lighting sucks badly, but it was just a test.
In order to watch it in HD you must select "1080p" from the tab below.
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