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Post by exoticimports on Oct 27, 2014 5:08:33 GMT -8
Thanks John, keep us armchair explorers updated with your loot!
Can you imagine the old days when you could actually make a living, a good living, collecting bugs for rich guys?
Chuck
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Post by exoticimports on Nov 4, 2014 14:39:54 GMT -8
John, how common is Eurytides epidaus? I got some at Lamanai; beautiful swallowtail!
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Post by leptraps on Nov 20, 2014 19:08:19 GMT -8
In 1984 I designed a new “Light Rig”. It was 88 Wide & 84 Tall. Four 40 Watt 48" BL and two 175 Watt MV. It was mid August when Denny Currutt and I took it to Mantua Marsh, Portage County, OH to try it out. We had it set up near a wet land area and it was the dark of the moon. Moths everywhere were coming to the light. Around 1AM a car load of locals arrived with PBR in hand. It was evident that this was the fifth or sixth round. As these turkey came for a closer look, they wanted to know what we were doing. I explained that we were looking for a species of Diptera: Bittus rubraneckieus. The response was laced with sarcastic humor. What ya want them for?? My response: The fly is a blood sucker and if bitten, could result in blindness and the loss of the ability to get an erection, and, it is very common in this area. Without a word said, they quietly got back into the car and left.
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Post by jshuey on Nov 21, 2014 5:50:20 GMT -8
John, how common is Eurytides epidaus? I got some at Lamanai; beautiful swallowtail! Epidaus is reasonably common. We have 68 records of the species across the country. But in Orange Walk District – very few records – so your Lamini record is pretty interesting. I and Jan Meerman keep a comprehensive database of Belize butterflies (see attached for epidaus) – and if you have records we would love slip them into our data. Like your epidaus record, every new locality helps fill in our understanding of species distributions. Right now the data base says that we have almost 28,000 records (and at least another 3,000 records to enter from the last couple of years). That sounds like a lot, but if you do the math – that about 28-30 records per species. Of course it doesn’t work that way, and we have hundreds of records for species like Hermeuptychia hermes and Juditha molpe, while over 100 species are known from just a single record. Last time I checked – over 250 species were known from three records or fewer. So - I’m always looking for more data! John Attachments:
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