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Post by hypanartia on Jan 7, 2016 21:38:05 GMT -8
Come on, that is a joke or a fake. White and black spots cannot be fossilized as such, specially in stone.
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Post by hypanartia on Nov 7, 2015 16:21:35 GMT -8
During the last week of October, in the Big Bend NP in TX, I found groups of Danaus plexippus concentrating at dusk on the branches of a tree located in a small oasis (although no water at ground level). There are a few more trees, but only this one was selected. Surprisingly, they only rest at the branches without leaves. I saw the same behave two nights in a row, although impossible to say if they were the same individuals. I suppose they are residents, as Big Bend is out of the major routes of migration, and it is kind of late on the season. I suppose they come from far the oasis to rest, as you cannot see individuals there during the day). In the rest of the Big Bend you can see individuals moving around during the day in singles without a particular direction. It is amazing that they can found this place, at almost night, and identify themselves as conspecific. I do not see any obvious advantage for this aggregation, anyway. Note that no other butterfly species was there, no even Danaus gilippus wich is much more abundant. Do anyone knows if Danaus plexippus aggregates at night, everywhere?. I never saw something like that in Maryland, although here you have trees in top of trees and monarchs are long gone before trees lost their leaves
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Post by hypanartia on Mar 13, 2015 18:46:56 GMT -8
luteopicta is an incorrect spelling of the previously described luteipcta (Frushstorfer) and it is not available taxonomically. Just to point out that the distinction of ssp in jatrophae do not make a lot of sense, specially for continental populations. Specialists in the genus, as Aiello, recommend not to use them.
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Post by hypanartia on Feb 22, 2015 9:41:02 GMT -8
There is a book "Finding butterflies in Texas" of RH Wauer that could help you. It describes the best spots all over the State, and the fauna you can found here and there. Regards Jesus
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Post by hypanartia on Jan 15, 2015 19:18:54 GMT -8
Top: male of Catonephele mexicana (although no completely sure) Bottom: female of Catonephele numilia immaculata
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Post by hypanartia on Jan 15, 2015 18:46:48 GMT -8
The specimens are a pair (male up, female down) of Junonia evarete (current nomenclature)
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Post by hypanartia on Sept 20, 2014 13:59:17 GMT -8
Just a comment. I think some buyers have a severe misunderstanding about the meaning of "terms of sale". This is obvious now in e-bay. Apparently many people believe that if the seller write down an outrageous condition in the terms of sale, the buyer is liable to follow them. For example if the terms of sale are: "We do not accept returns. If you complaint, we will kill you". This does not entitle the seller to legally kill you, if something happens, and you complaint. Terms of sale need to be within a legal framework, and the conditions be reasonable. Otherwise they are a scam, pure and simple.
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Post by hypanartia on Sept 8, 2014 17:19:41 GMT -8
No, It is nothing like me. Jesus
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Post by hypanartia on Apr 16, 2014 20:54:53 GMT -8
I do not understand why Clark is letting him post a bunch of ads, after all the threats in the past, and the present phony address. Jesus
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Post by hypanartia on Dec 10, 2013 11:29:13 GMT -8
Multicaudata No, they are not in the fossil record. There is not a single fossil of an ape (and of course of a hominid either) found in Northamerica. Note also, that in Southamerica you found a great diversity of living monkeys, but no apes. Regards
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Post by hypanartia on Nov 23, 2013 12:45:55 GMT -8
Sorry, I forgot to attach the picture
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Post by hypanartia on Nov 23, 2013 10:29:11 GMT -8
This is a caterpillar, about 5 cm in length, found in an acacia-like bush in Laguna Atascosa, Cameron County, TX, November 18 in the middle of the day. Not the only one in the plant at the time. I presume it is an Arctiidae. Thanks
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Post by hypanartia on Nov 8, 2013 16:04:29 GMT -8
Alex There is not difference in the color of the band or the overall color between atalanta and rubria. However the color of the band in both ssp varies from specimens. The major difference(s) is that the white subapical band in the upper wing is always wider in ssp atalanta than in rubria. Other difference less evident is that the black spot in the middle of the orange band is smaller in rubria than in atalanta, making this band look like more broken in atalanta. In the reverse of the lower wings the triangular spot in the costa is white in rubria and yellow or cream in atalanta. Jesus
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Post by hypanartia on Sept 25, 2013 18:12:12 GMT -8
Hi This are two big bugs found in Shenandoah. The millipede was quite common and found (September) everywhere in the park. I think they are two species of millipedes, but would like to know which one. Thanks Jesus
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Post by hypanartia on May 27, 2013 8:16:18 GMT -8
My apologies to the Slovaks. Sorry. He has his residency in the Czech Republic, no in Slovakia. Thanks for the correction
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