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Post by saturniidave on Sept 3, 2012 17:10:17 GMT -8
Oh I don't know Simon, I would totally believe that if it happened here.
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 28, 2012 15:40:55 GMT -8
Looks like a Lasiocampid to me. Similar to our Pale Tussock.
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 20, 2012 17:07:38 GMT -8
Just a small part of my collection Bill, but thanks for the compliment.
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 19, 2012 17:27:13 GMT -8
Bill, it was Antheraea rolfei. You can see a photo on my Facebook 'Moths' album.
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 17, 2012 15:17:50 GMT -8
Nice Bugs Bill, one of my favourite genera too. even had one named after me!
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 17, 2012 15:00:36 GMT -8
I agree. In those days pretty much everything 'exotic' was new and folks would pay big bucks for them. Now it is only really rare stuff that makes loads of money, and that is a moot point too! The only way of earning a living by selling insects would be to actually live in an area little explored so that you could collect on your own doorstep things no-one else offers for sale. That is assuming of course that the country you lived in allowed it.
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 15, 2012 15:20:19 GMT -8
Cool! Looked a bit pink for brunnea but maybe that is my crappy monitor! We must get together soon mate, it has been too long.
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 14, 2012 16:06:45 GMT -8
Could be C. apunctata, it seems to be pretty widely distributed.
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 11, 2012 16:23:38 GMT -8
It gets all over the world on the 'Banana Boat', I have one caught in a supermarket in the U.K. we even call it the 'Banana Stowaway'.
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 11, 2012 16:19:29 GMT -8
But I was wondering if the swimming was just a coincidence. Does it really live on land and only swim when it falls into water? Great show though, I have watched both episodes and look forward to tomorrows.
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 5, 2012 18:06:24 GMT -8
Don't forget to add size as well.
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Post by saturniidave on Aug 1, 2012 15:04:31 GMT -8
You can add Plebeius argus ssp. cretaceus to that list too. I can let you have information on most of the British species you list, I have most in my collection so I can supply photos too if you want? Dave
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Alcohol
Jul 30, 2012 6:07:38 GMT -8
Post by saturniidave on Jul 30, 2012 6:07:38 GMT -8
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Post by saturniidave on Jul 26, 2012 15:09:12 GMT -8
I don't get involved with them any more, they try my patience too much. But I do agree about Warren and Thomas, they do know what they are talking about. I think the BBCS have their own panel of 'experts' they consult and listen to no-one else. Dave
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Post by saturniidave on Jul 26, 2012 5:26:27 GMT -8
Bob, I have had several 'debates' with senior members of Butterfly Conservation over the years so their ineptitude does not surprise me at all. As Dunc says, their 'management' is usually totally wrong even though their 'experts' spend many hours at meetings and debates discussing what to do. So many hours that in at least one case the species became extinct while they were debating the best course of action. I remember hearing a story about them widening rides on one of their reserves for the sake of Fritillaries, in their widening they were grubbing up all the Violas that the Fritillaries need for food plants. That is without all the grasses and other plants that many other species rely on for food and nectar. What they need is a bunch of amateurs with a lifetimes field experience to show them how to do it, not a load of college bods who have never been in the field in their life. Dave
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