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Post by Ed on Jul 8, 2018 10:46:45 GMT
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Post by Ed on Jul 8, 2018 10:48:59 GMT
I was fortunate enough to be able to acquire larvae of this species and from these larvae eclosed many specimens such as the one in the picture above.
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Post by Ed on Jul 8, 2018 10:50:32 GMT
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Post by Ed on Jul 8, 2018 11:19:08 GMT
This species is found in areas with Gardenia plants they are fast fliers and are quite difficult to net. Instead, it is much easier to search for larvae on Gardenia plants and rear them to obtain A1 specimens. The picture above depicts larvae of A.eryx burrowing their way through the core of Gardenia fruits.
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Post by Ed on Jul 8, 2018 11:27:26 GMT
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Post by Ed on Jul 8, 2018 11:33:01 GMT
The picture above depicts the larvae post pupation.
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Post by Ed on Jul 8, 2018 11:43:32 GMT
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Post by Ed on Jul 8, 2018 11:46:22 GMT
I hope some of you enjoyed and learned from the pictures above, feel free to ask any questions. I'm more than happy to answer them.
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Post by Paul K on Jul 8, 2018 12:16:08 GMT
Beautiful species, congrats Ed.
I found one female near Chiang Mai of A.eryx unfortunately missing all tails 😢
Paul
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Post by Ed on Jul 8, 2018 12:18:40 GMT
Beautiful species, congrats Ed. I found one female near Chiang Mai of A.eryx unfortunately missing all tails 😢 Paul Yes, I often find females are more common than males and the tails break very easily! |
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Post by nomihoudai on Jul 8, 2018 18:25:33 GMT
This is a real stunner! Congratulations!
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mokky
New Aurelian
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Country: Japan
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Post by mokky on Jul 18, 2018 0:28:33 GMT
Hi Ed! We have same species here in Japan (southern islands: Okinawa). I enjoy rearing this species when I was working there. One headache is that this species easily gets greasy when mounted...
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Post by Ed on Jul 18, 2018 10:53:34 GMT
Hi Ed! We have same species here in Japan (southern islands: Okinawa). I enjoy rearing this species when I was working there. One headache is that this species easily gets greasy when mounted... I understand your headache, to prevent your specimens from becoming oiled you can put them in the fridge for a little while before spreading them. Doing this will prevent oiled specimens. |
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