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Post by nomad on Apr 21, 2016 16:55:01 GMT
My first non hibernator was also a Pieris rapae a couple of weeks ago.
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Post by mothman27 on Apr 22, 2016 20:10:10 GMT
Caught several bugs so far including: Lucanus capreolus(1) Pieris rapae(many) Vanessa cardui(1) Vanessa atalanta(4) Psychomorpha epimenis(4) Nymphalis antiopa(1) Actias luna(1)
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Post by mothman27 on Apr 22, 2016 20:10:51 GMT
Also had 1 Saturnia walterorum eclose
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Post by mothman27 on Apr 27, 2016 13:04:33 GMT
A few more: Polygonia comma Polygonia progne Colias philodice Copris fricator Trox sp.
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Post by nomad on May 1, 2016 14:41:04 GMT
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Post by trehopr1 on May 2, 2016 0:18:31 GMT
That's a lovely little Lycaenid. Are they somewhat difficult to notice flitting about the bushes? Or do they glint like little emeralds when the sun hits them just right. We don't see very many green lycaenids of any kind !
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Post by nomad on May 2, 2016 7:24:23 GMT
Callophrys rubi can be quite hard to spot, especially if a colony is centred on Hawthorn bushes, the new green leaves camouflage them superbly but on the duller gorse bushes they show up like little emeralds when the sun hits them, especially as I was wearing my new bifocal glasses. In flight you only see a small brown butterfly because the rectos are entirely brown. As it is still quite cold up on the Cotswold Hills for late April only a few had emerged.
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Post by wollastoni on Jun 6, 2016 17:25:50 GMT
I saw my first Papilio machaon of the year, yesterday in Porto Venere, Ligury, Italy. Always a special day !
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Post by wollastoni on Jun 23, 2016 10:58:58 GMT
Saw my first Cacyreus marshalli in Milan today. They always appear around mid-June and are plentiful in Italian cities.
Strange that these species that have several generations during the year, until the month of October, don't start its season earlier in April/May.
A very nice addition to our lepidopteran fauna.
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Post by leon on Jun 23, 2016 13:52:00 GMT
Caught several bugs so far including: Lucanus capreolus(1) Pieris rapae(many) Vanessa cardui(1) Vanessa atalanta(4) Psychomorpha epimenis(4) Nymphalis antiopa(1) Actias luna(1) I've been trying to find some Lucanus capreolus for some time now. They're hard to find; you're quite lucky, or, perhaps quite knowledgeable.
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 23, 2016 20:38:05 GMT
Caught several bugs so far including: Lucanus capreolus(1) Pieris rapae(many) Vanessa cardui(1) Vanessa atalanta(4) Psychomorpha epimenis(4) Nymphalis antiopa(1) Actias luna(1) I've been trying to find some Lucanus capreolus for some time now. They're hard to find; you're quite lucky, or, perhaps quite knowledgeable. I'd say more on the lucky side
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 23, 2016 22:27:23 GMT
Recent finds include: Nessus sphinx Virginia creeper sphinx Dorcus parallelus A. io Polygonia interrogationis Polygonia comma Polygonia progne
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Post by aviark on Jul 30, 2016 13:41:53 GMT
A few more: Polygonia comma Polygonia progne Colias philodice Copris fricator Trox sp. Hola, Mothman27... at last. I had trouble getting onto InsectNet and still cannot answer the question you put about breeding Copris fricator. So I will try in this Forum. OK ? I have experience with Copris hispanus. I have been seeking anything and everything on rearing dung beetles for a considerable time. It was a coincidence that I came on a paper by a Kenyan working on his dissertation. On Copris fricator: "REARING METHODS AND MATING BEHAVIOR OF THE DUNG BEETLE, COPRIS FRICATOR (FAB.)" digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8423834/I do not have the paper itself. I tried, Dr Taruru directly, but not with any success. But the dissertation is hosted at Dr Darius Taruru's alma mater Uni. Nebraska, Lincoln. I gather that you are in the USA and likely have better access than do I. I hope that helps. I'm not sure if Dr Taruru covers sexing Copris sp. I have no trouble with visually sexing C.hispanus. Especially larger specimens. Smaller specimens, especially those that have not attempted breeding need invasive sexing. I relax them first by immersion in tap water at room temp. They relax their pygidia. Invert beetle to display the pygidium. If you have a secure device for gently clamping the body, that is better than hand-held. A fine scalpel and edge of blade can be gently applied to the margin of the pygidium to prise it open. (I tend to slip and skewer beetles if I use a mounted dissecting needle.) With the pygidium prised just open the presence or absence of the coloured aedeagus can be noted. I prefer not to use this method, it is last resort. I don't use the beetles for display purposes. So I can mark them if necessary. Scarifications (pronotum) can be used to 'brand' beetles and indicate their sex. Lately, I have used ladies nail polish. Blue for boys, pink for girls of course. The nail polish holds on for the duration of breeding season (Winter/Spring). C.hipsanus can breed into a second season too. Not sure for C.fricator. I hope you can use the information.
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