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Post by cabintom on Dec 28, 2015 17:53:53 GMT
An unidentified Lachnocnema sp. (male, this guy was repeatedly visiting the insects pictured in the photo below.) Michel Libert, who completed a revision on the genus 20 years ago, tells me this male is likely either Lachnochema ducarmei or Lachnocnema vuattouxi, but that only a dissection could answer the question with more certainty.
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Post by cabintom on Dec 28, 2015 18:18:46 GMT
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Post by cabintom on Dec 28, 2015 18:44:54 GMT
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Post by cabintom on Dec 28, 2015 19:04:47 GMT
Lubowa, Uganda : June/July 2015Now for some Pieridae: Eurema regularis (Ok, so I'm being stubborn, many -including several quite reputable entomologists- will say this is simply a form of Eurema desjardinsii... I'm obviously not convinced... though, admittedly I haven't personally seen the explanation for grouping them together. Does anyone know if these have been bred? Because, I guess that would answer the question once and for all.) Eurema senegalensis (I'm fairly certain this is the correct ID, though I often confuse this species with E. hecabe solifera.) Earlier in the thread I mentioned the variability within the males of Belenois creona severina, here's a good look at the spectrum I found on the one hilltop.
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Post by nomad on Dec 28, 2015 19:30:24 GMT
Again Tom, a great selection of well photographed specimen images. Thank you for sharing them.
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Post by cabintom on Dec 28, 2015 20:57:19 GMT
Lubowa, Uganda : June/July 2015And a few random others: Another tiny unidentified moth (perhaps Amata sp. ?) (I'm not sure if it was a good decision, but I got tired of photographing the undersides of moths when it seems that there usually isn't much to be seen there...) Lampides boeticus (male & female) Junonia sophia infracta (male & female "form albida", followed by a female -from Bunia, DRC- of the more common nominate form. Apparently the presence of the dark serpentine marking in the FW discal band is indicative of the nominate subspecies, whereas the last specimen would be a typical example of ssp. infracta. I've frequently found both forms flying together here in Bunia, as well as in Lubowa, Uganda, so I'm unsure how they can be considered distinct subspecies.)
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Post by wollastoni on Dec 28, 2015 23:42:11 GMT
Awesome pictures Tom ! Thanks for sharing !
I am particularly happy to see some rarely shown species like these Biblidinae ! Keep them coming !
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Post by Paul K on Dec 29, 2015 3:33:44 GMT
Great leps Tom!
It must be relatively dry where you stay in Africa . Do you know what is the humidity there? In Koh Tao in the house we stay ( no air con ) it is between 65-92% on average about 75-80%. I have try one micro moth to mount but it looks like it is not fully dry at all. Forget to have collection here without air condition and dehumidifiers.
Paul
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Post by cabintom on Dec 29, 2015 5:24:45 GMT
It mast be relatively dry where you stay in Africa . Do you know what is the humidity there? I don't have any specific numbers on the humidity levels here in Bunia... but generally it's less humid than it seems to be in Toronto (which for the rest of the forum members who might not know, is on the shores of one of Canada's great lakes). We're entering into dry season right now (about 1/4 to 1/3 of the year) so at the moment it's not a worry at all. Unfortunately, in October, I'm told, we experienced far far far more rain than usual, so the abnormal humidity had a bit of a negative effect on the collection (some specimens drooped, others had a bit of mold growth). To aggravate things, I wasn't at home to monitor or intervene... I only lost a few specimens (still more than I would have liked), but that's more likely because I neglected to put new mothballs in those drawers. I also try to take my specimen photos soon after removing them from my spreading boards which ensures that, at least in the photos, the specimens are in their best form. I think I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that if I was traveling back and forth to Canada a few times a year I'd wait to spread the nicer specimens there... but I don't have that luxury. In the end, I'm not too worried if I have a bit of droop in some specimens, I just feel blessed I can pursue this hobby at all here.
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Post by Paul K on Dec 29, 2015 6:04:54 GMT
I have purchased this monitor at Lowe's in Toronto ( $15.00 not the best one but for my need is good enough ) as i was wonder what is the humidity in my room. This is my micro moth . I can move wings up and down without breaking them.
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Post by mygos on Dec 29, 2015 7:31:27 GMT
Thank you Tom for the great pictures, but I was hoping some Cymothoe A+, Michel
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Post by cabintom on Dec 29, 2015 14:45:42 GMT
Thank you Tom for the great pictures, but I was hoping some Cymothoe Honestly, I'm always hoping for some Cymothoe! I didn't see any in Lubowa this time, though I've caught C. caenis there previously. Once I get around to setting specimens from Beni you'll see a few then.
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Post by africaone on Dec 29, 2015 18:53:53 GMT
congratulation for the lactetinctus, not many caught in Congo despite it is not rare in some coutries It feeds on Syzygium in open country (same genus foodplant as eudoxus/drucenaus group) strangely pollux seems more comon in town or anthropic country, not common in wild areas as forest (I found my first pupas on the wall of my school whre the foodplant was an ornetmental tree, the only charaxes that lives there).
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Post by cabintom on Jan 2, 2016 7:56:02 GMT
This tattered butterfly was also captured in Lubowa, Uganda. I believe it is a female Appias sabina, but have not been able to confirm this anywhere. Can anyone here confirm or correct this ID?
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Post by africaone on Jan 2, 2016 12:02:08 GMT
I agree
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