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Post by prillbug2 on Mar 7, 2012 13:33:55 GMT -8
Go to butterflies of Malaysia. There's a photo of it, there. It is Eooxylides. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Mar 6, 2012 17:05:17 GMT -8
Try Entomological Reprint Specialists. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Mar 5, 2012 6:51:16 GMT -8
That's the way they hold their wings when resting. You have to catch the specimen and spread it. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Mar 4, 2012 19:26:55 GMT -8
It's a moth in the family Pterophoridae. The genus might be Oidaematophorus, but I can't see the wings because the specimen is not spread out, so I can't identify it to species. Plus, I don't know where you live. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Mar 4, 2012 12:54:13 GMT -8
It's Batocera lineolata Chevrolat. It's Batocera lineolata because there is a longitudinal band that almost reaches the apex of the elytra. Batocera davidis has the apical marks as a series of rounded spots, only. This is from my collection and from The Cerambycidae of Laos by Gressitt, Rondon, and Breuning ie. Pacific Insects Monograph. Also Batocerini of the World. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 27, 2012 21:26:49 GMT -8
It's Callistethes bimaculatus Blanchard. It ranges from Mexico to throughout Central America to Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Source: Atlas de Los Escarabajos de Mexico by Miguel Angel Moron. The two part book is available through BioQuip. I collected a similar species; Anomala sticticoptera in Belize, but it doesn't have the black spot on the elytra. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 27, 2012 21:16:48 GMT -8
I wear a tan denim hat with a rim that I pull down over my eyes. Have worn such hats for many years, find that baseball hats don't keep ticks out of my hair when I'm in the field. Plus, in the tropics I could get it wet and could just simply ring it out during the rains. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 27, 2012 15:49:13 GMT -8
Actually, I've found that they come into carrion in pit fall traps. If you catch a mouse or a shrew and allow it to die, and decay, you may get a good number of Phanaus and other beetles, ie. other scarabs, Staphylinidae, Leptinidae, Staphylinidae, Carabidae, and in one very strange case, a Cerambycid. You can get similar results with any other insects that may fall into the trap and start to decay. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 27, 2012 15:45:36 GMT -8
Walked in the woods along one road, yesterday, and saw several jumping spiders moving about in 40 degree weather. Also, I've been seeing ants when inspecting aluminum cans along roadsides, while collecting cans for extra money. Various beetles being found under bark of dead trees during the daytime, and of course our usual assortment of winter months, Lithophanes, Orthosia, Pseudorthosia, Copavaleria grotei, and Eutolype species including grandis with the vivid brass band on the forewing. But then, I've seen these moths in winters at lights when snow is on the ground. I'm just glad that I didn't need to grow feathers and fly south this winter. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 24, 2012 7:45:36 GMT -8
For our species in the Eastern US, I found them under logs or under bark of dead or dying trees. Although, I have found them at my blacklight and UV light at night. Believe me, it's a lot of work looking for them. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 23, 2012 6:56:44 GMT -8
Family: Carabidae. subfamily Scaritinae. Probably genus; Scarites. There is a book available through Bioquip Products: Coleopteros Carabidae--Ecuador for $115.00--Cat#9381. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 22, 2012 11:58:01 GMT -8
Yeah, it's fun, but in the long run, you get haphazard data with the whole lot, or nothing at all. I prefer scientific data, and would prefer to trade or exchange specimens with someone who is also scientifically minded. My last attempt at buying mixed specimens was through Insect Sale, the data was nonexistent for the whole lot of specimens, and I ended up throwing most them out, since much of it was common, anyway. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 17, 2012 14:30:29 GMT -8
Hey, I just relaxed 30 more of my moths, no water damage, no heat damage, no mold. They were relaxed in 8 hours, I spread them after twelve hours. My method works because I have it down to the point where I don't have to mess with it anymore. I haven't had mold in my relaxing chambers for months. By the way, these moths were from Lake Baical in Russia. No color loss. Everything was in the original envelopes, I only removed them to check them for proper flexibility. By the way they were so perfectly relaxed that I could pull the genitalia of most of the males. So, if my method doesn't work, this is proof that you are all wrong! Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 16, 2012 13:46:27 GMT -8
I did not misunderstand you. I would not do it that way. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 16, 2012 6:25:53 GMT -8
I don't relax my specimens that way. I use a tupper ware, and layer the specimens in the envelopes between sheets of cotton, or paper towels. Each layer dampened, and I put a couple drops of ammonia in to keep mold erupting. For me it only takes about 24 hours to relax a specimen. I don't inject, because most of my insects are too small for injection. Usually, I seal it with electric tape and then check it after 24 hours. Mounted specimens, I just place them into the relaxing chamber after dampening the cotton or paper towels, and they are usually relaxed in a few hours. Your way is very poorly conceived. Jeff Prill
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