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Post by wollastoni on Oct 18, 2015 16:12:13 GMT
If some of you dream to have their names on a Lepidoptera, if some of you dream about scientific eternity...
There seems to be a way... on Ebay ! 
The US Western National Parks Association offer to name a new species with your name in case you win their auction . 
The moth is pretty big Cossidae from the genus Givira
The winning bidder will be recognized at WNPA’s Annual Board Reception on November 19, and receive the following:
•The opportunity to work with research scientist Eric H. Metzler to create an official scientific moth name of their choice.
•The official scientific name of a new moth species will be permanently attributed to the winner and documented through the Commission of Zoological Nomenclature on ZooBank an online registry of names. It will be recognized in perpetuity by future generations of scientists.
•A specimen of the named moth will be housed at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. With advanced notice to the museum, the winner will be able to visit their moth in the Research Collections.
•The winner will also receive a framed photo of the moth species and the official documentation report of the named moth, signed by Eric.
Some of you may be interested, the auction is here.
What do you think about such new funding ways ?
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Post by africaone on Oct 18, 2015 16:21:10 GMT
a kind of sponsoring ! why not ?
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 18, 2015 16:45:36 GMT
Has been done before and will also be done in the future. On the website of the museum of Munich you could browse through different classes of animals and buy your right to name a species of your choice. It's a good way to get people interested.
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Post by deliasfanatic on Oct 18, 2015 21:34:45 GMT
Agreed with the above. I like it.
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 19, 2015 8:03:35 GMT
Wow the auction is already at $5.100 !! It seems the ebay idea was smart ! |
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Post by Paul K on Oct 19, 2015 8:40:16 GMT
Wow! Maybe it would be cheaper to organize trip to tropics and bring hundreds of small microlepidoptera moths with hope of new undiscovered species between them and then have it named  . On the other hand it is a good way to pull out some money from big pocket for national parks or museum or other research institution needs. Lets hope that those founds they won't end up in someone else pocket as many charities do to "cover overhead cost ...not the profit "  . |
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Post by africaone on Oct 19, 2015 8:52:30 GMT
Wow! Maybe it would be cheaper to organize trip to tropics and bring hundreds of small microlepidoptera moths with hope of new undiscovered species between them and then have it named . On the other hand it is a good way to pull out some money from big pocket for national parks or museum or other research institution needs. Lets hope that this founds they won't end up in someone else pocket as many charities do to "cover overhead cost ...not the profit " . not only for collectors, I presume ! some people that doesn't opportunity to travel, rich man that want to make a present, real sponsor that is looking for some publicity, etc.....
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 19, 2015 10:08:37 GMT
"real sponsor that is looking for some publicity"
Hope it won't be named Givira monsantoi...
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Post by africaone on Oct 19, 2015 10:30:22 GMT
"real sponsor that is looking for some publicity" Hope it won't be named Givira monsantoi... Monanto has yet invested in the biggest rhopalocera african collection, ABRI, during the time Collins was the big boss of Monsanto for Africa  |
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 19, 2015 10:55:32 GMT
Yes and Freeport-McMoRan has paid a book about Timika butterflies in West Papua, while they are destroying the whole area.
At least, a good way to spend those antienvironmental multinational overcash.
But you get my poing about Givira monsantoi.
I find this sponsoring opened to everyone a bit immoral, even if efficient. Hope a private or an environmental friendly company will win the auction... and not a green-washer.
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Post by africaone on Oct 19, 2015 11:18:47 GMT
the fact that it is an American one probably explain the high bidding !
I doubt a torticid from RCA will reach such ammount.
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Post by Paul K on Oct 20, 2015 8:23:18 GMT
$7100.00 and 3 days left !  |
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 23, 2015 16:47:28 GMT
Last hours and already at $12600 ! It seems we will see plenty of these names for sale on Ebay in the future. |
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Post by Paul K on Oct 24, 2015 4:03:11 GMT
Auction just ended and the price to name a moth:
$12,600.00
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Post by nomad on Oct 24, 2015 17:54:58 GMT
At least the money will go to the National Parks, when the name is published, please do let us know, I would love to hear what it's going to be called.  I wonder if this will be a regular thing, discover a new moth and auction it. The same rich guy will probably bid again and compete with the explorers of old, no need to leave the chair, press a button and hey presto you have your new moth. Now if this rich guy would like to send me to a remote place in New Guinea, all expenses paid, I promise to set up a light trap and discover several species of moth that he can pay someone to publish, but the day must be my time to look for rare Delias. If I find a new one, he can have the name but I want the specimen. This will be the new thing, finding a new species and setting auctions, and then publish in one of them dry tomes. Make a lot of money . I bet there are those that are already thinking about that. Expect a surge in new species. Hoards are already exploring the jungles or mountains with butterfly nets, but I do not think I will find anything new in blighty. . |
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I wonder if this will be a regular thing, discover a new moth and auction it. The same rich guy will probably bid again and compete with the explorers of old, no need to leave the chair, press a button and hey presto you have your new moth. Now if this rich guy would like to send me to a remote place in New Guinea, all expenses paid, I promise to set up a light trap and discover several species of moth that he can pay someone to publish, but the day must be my time to look for rare Delias. 