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Post by livingplanet3 on Jan 18, 2021 10:09:43 GMT -8
What would be an effective bait formulation for attracting species such as Nymphalis antiopa, Anaea andria, and Limenitis arthemis, and how best to set it up? I'd like to try collecting these species this spring / summer. In most years, I've seen all three of them in my area (North Texas), but find them rather difficult to catch with a net (especially Anaea andria).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2021 4:33:38 GMT -8
My left over slop for Catocala gets fantastic results for N. antiopa the following day. I don’t live where the other two fly, so I’m not sure. I do know that I’d surely try my mix in FL or WI to try for the others. Btw......I use mashed up bananas/apples and sugar w yeast. I do ferment the mix in 5 gallon buckets prior to use. The riper the bananas, the better. I do get plenty of L. a. astyanax, so I’d think arthemis would be enticed as well.
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Post by Paul K on Jan 19, 2021 7:41:27 GMT -8
For Charaxinae use Asian fish sauce or rotten crab, fish or other carcass. The stinkier the better.
You should also get L.arthemis and antiopa also but less likely the last one.
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Post by 58chevy on Jan 19, 2021 7:55:46 GMT -8
I once found about a dozen L. arthemis on discarded catfish.
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Post by livingplanet3 on Jan 19, 2021 14:22:24 GMT -8
Many thanks for the advice - will start work on trying to construct a bait trap, or possibly just purchase a commercially made one.
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Post by Paul K on Jan 19, 2021 14:30:20 GMT -8
Many thanks for the advice - will start work on trying to construct a bait trap, or possibly just purchase a commercially made one. If you have couple of hours to spend outdoors, you could just place a bait right on the ground of forest path, trail or road and wait, let the butterfly settle and enjoy stinky fish and then just swing the net. |
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