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Post by timsbugs on Mar 21, 2012 8:06:29 GMT -8
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Post by timsbugs on Mar 21, 2012 8:05:04 GMT -8
Sorry, I'm not sure of their id's, they are all from Sulawesi.
Tim
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Post by timsbugs on Mar 21, 2012 7:45:44 GMT -8
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Post by timsbugs on Mar 21, 2012 7:45:03 GMT -8
Charmallaspis pulcherrima / Pyrodes nitidus / Charmallaspis pulcherrima Peru / Brazil / Ecuador
Tim
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Post by timsbugs on Mar 21, 2012 7:29:42 GMT -8
Any help in identifying this 55mm. pair is very much appreciated. Tim Attachments:
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Post by timsbugs on Mar 18, 2012 8:33:54 GMT -8
Yesterday I collected Disonycha alternata and another similar sized beetle that I haven't identified yet. There is still snow on the ground and the lakes and ponds are still frozen, so I was very surprised to find anything.
Tim
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Post by timsbugs on Mar 8, 2012 17:36:17 GMT -8
My latest example. Collected together, same location. P. argus / Doliops Tim Attachments:
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Post by timsbugs on Mar 8, 2012 16:13:37 GMT -8
Try eating a Pachyrrhynchus weevil, or if your not that brave, just try stick a pin in one.
You will quickly find, that because of their fused and very thick elytra that they are very hard to chew, or puncture!
Doliops on the other hand are very soft in comparison, so it make a lot of sense to mimic the weevil and coexist.
IMHO Tim
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Post by timsbugs on Mar 6, 2012 21:58:26 GMT -8
Sorry it was a joke. I guess I'm not that funny. Tim
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Post by timsbugs on Mar 6, 2012 11:14:15 GMT -8
#3 is clearly Morpho didius form transvestitei.
Tim
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Post by timsbugs on Feb 26, 2012 11:11:35 GMT -8
What great antennae! I’ve never seen anything like them!
Thanks again,
Tim
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Post by timsbugs on Feb 26, 2012 11:08:22 GMT -8
WOW!!! Thanks for the amazing tour of what Australia has to offer! You have me convinced that I need t move there. Do u have a spare room??? Never mind, I think I want to live in a Eucalyptus Forest instead! Again, WOW!!! Thanks for sharing. Tim
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Post by timsbugs on Feb 14, 2012 14:22:17 GMT -8
Thanks Nigel, It might have been a local nick name/common name. It was something like "viejo borracho". It was quite amusing to watch the big males walk on the sidewalk.
Tim
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Post by timsbugs on Feb 13, 2012 16:07:44 GMT -8
Isn't there a local common name for them? I cant think of the Spanish name right now. It has something to do with "drunken", because the males are so top heavy they appear to be drunk when they walk. I wouldn't mention it but........ it's bugging me.
Tim
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Post by timsbugs on Feb 11, 2012 13:52:38 GMT -8
M. cisseis gahua Blandin, 1988. Male
Tim
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