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Post by boghaunter1 on Mar 16, 2011 12:42:25 GMT -8
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Post by boghaunter1 on Mar 16, 2011 12:12:26 GMT -8
Not sure if this belongs here, but there seems to be a lot of knowledgeable Colias experts here now... I posted this photo a while ago on the old forum asking for opinions but nothing resulted. Here is a photo of a white/albino? male Clouded Sulphur, C. p. philodice. I understand they are very rare, but know nothing more. As well the specimen is smaller than normal (30mm) & is not just a badly flightworn specimen - it is definitely white with no yellow scaling. An aberration only? Thanks for any opinions... John K. Attachments:
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Post by boghaunter1 on Mar 7, 2011 9:04:46 GMT -8
Homard, Great stuff! Welcome to the forum! Did you collect these yourself? Please post more Colias... John K.
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Post by boghaunter1 on Mar 5, 2011 12:23:43 GMT -8
Great specimens, but why such huge pics??...applies to everyone posting...not picking on you simosg alone Anything more than 200KB is a waste of time (& some huge ones at 500-800KB..why people??) Waiting to download them (120 KG & under is the perfect size...I can't open up huge pics at all on my bloody slow dialup connection) & even if rarely successful than having to move all over the screen to see details. My beef of the day since this new forum allows such megapics... John K.
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Post by boghaunter1 on Mar 4, 2011 11:52:29 GMT -8
Very nice colour combination indeed...the colors of the rainbow are actually: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo & violet in that order. Your intention as well? John K.
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Post by boghaunter1 on Mar 2, 2011 11:03:17 GMT -8
My latest little beetle fascination... IMHO these are surely some of the most beautiful little beetles in the world. Talking about the wonderous Pachyrrhynchus weevils from the Philippines. Just got my 1st specimens from Mr. Ismael & am absolutely amazed . Here is a large female (20mm ;D) form of P. congestus ocellatus... Attachments:
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 28, 2011 12:07:41 GMT -8
Rather Spooky for sure!... ... but interesting albinic eyes...never seen that before; thanks for the posting. John K.
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 28, 2011 11:41:32 GMT -8
Another fairly common Plusiiinae from N.E. Sask.- Diachrysia balluca...the beautiful large green metallic markings on the forewings make this one of our prettiest noctuid sp. IMHO...the photo just doesn't do it justice! John K. Attachments:
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 28, 2011 11:16:55 GMT -8
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 25, 2011 9:53:28 GMT -8
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 25, 2011 9:20:21 GMT -8
For Johnnyboy, A big [glow=red,2,300] THANK YOU [/glow]for the I.D. on this 21 yr. old mystery! I was going to post a pic in the old forum, but never got around to it, until now, while I was rearranging drawers & saw the huge beast again... To Timmsyrj, "Say Hello to my Little Friend" is a famous movie line by Al Pacino at the end of the movie in "Scarface" when he pulls out heavy firepower in final bloodbath scene!! LOL...Never thought of it in that way... ...I can read between the lines your meaning also!! ;D John K.
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 25, 2011 9:03:24 GMT -8
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 23, 2011 13:18:07 GMT -8
Shaking things up a little in this thread...not a lep or a coleop, but a lowly Hymenopteran! This one has been a favourite of mine since I 1st collected it in Feb. 1990 in Costa Rica (nr. Tuis). I don't know which sp. it is... Pepsis heros?...closely related no doubt? This thing is BIG... ... wingspan is 112mm (4.3"), body length excluding stinger 55mm (2.3"). G. Beccaloni in "Big Bugs" says world record P. heros is 121mm (4.75") X 62mm (2.4"). Will never forget catching this giant...I was unsuccessfully chasing Morphos up & down the rocky & slippery banks of a small mountain stream when I suddenly heard a tremendous angry buzzing directy behind me . I cautiously peered over my shoulder & down near the back of my right heel...there was the largest wasp I had ever seen! I was only a few inches from accidentaly stepping on it as it was struggling to become airborne among the heavy wet grass. I managed to spin around & quickly clamp my net down over it & after several cautious attempts I finally corralled it into a killing jar. What a magnificent creature...I was sad to end it's life (every collector's dilemma), but oh, what a specimen...what a memory John K.
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 23, 2011 10:45:06 GMT -8
Me & my trusty old ATC cycle in Oct. '06 high above the Red Deer River in NE Sask. near the Manitoba border. Still as fat as ever now & a little grayer of course! ;D John K. (boghaunter1)
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 21, 2011 8:44:43 GMT -8
Great article! Thanks for the link...I really enjoy historical articles/stories/experiences/biographies on older/early entomologists. John K.
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