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Post by Adam Cotton on Jul 19, 2022 8:36:58 GMT
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jul 11, 2022 10:24:18 GMT
To kill butterflies you catch all you need to do is hold them by the thorax with wings closed using thumb and index finger through the net fabric and give them a pinch. There is absolutely no need to use hand sanitizer or inject them. After pinching the butterfly it is completely immobilised and you can paper it straight away. In the evening put date and place on the envelope then but it in the freezer in a sealed plastic box.
Hand sanitiser is basically ethanol in a sticky gel, which may or may not wash off in water and or isopropyl alcohol. If possible you should try to wash the butterfly with water in the evening, that should at least remove much of the gel.
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Bug id
Jun 28, 2022 21:16:05 GMT
Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 28, 2022 21:16:05 GMT
It seems to be a Hymenopteran, maybe some type of flying ant or wasp. Hopefully someone familiar with Florida species can be more accurate.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 18, 2022 15:20:35 GMT
It does seem to have more traffic than this one, but it's entirely up to you which one you want to use. It would be nice if many people used both! Adam.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 18, 2022 15:18:16 GMT
This looks like the old forum, but I can't find the new one when I try and log in??? Should I post here, of go to Insectnet.com's forum? They say they also have a new forum... What gives??? Why am I always sent to the old sites when I try to log in? Regardless of which forum you post on, if it's Papilionidae questions I will see them and reply. Obviously you are more likely to get a quick response to questions about other families from members on the new Insectnet forum, although I expect many members still check the ICF regularly. Adam.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 18, 2022 9:08:18 GMT
1. Parnassius cephalus paimaensis Yoshino, 1997
2. Papilio (Heraclides) chiansiades chiansiades Westwood, 1872
I consider Mimoides to be a synonym of subgenus Heraclides, but some people prefer to treat it as a full genus, which only hides the close relationship of all Papilio species.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 15, 2022 22:27:48 GMT
It is an undeniable fact that the Queen Alexandra's birdwing females are considered the largest butterflies. At the same time, various authors provide various data regarding the maximum value of its wingspan. From 25 to 30 cm. Is there any real evidence for a maximum wingspan of 30 cm? Or is it still speculation or the consequences of incorrect wing spreading. I suspect that "the consequences of incorrect wing spreading" would certainly be a factor in 30cm wingspan measurement. I recommend using forewing length measurement for comparison between size of specimens. Adam.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 15, 2022 16:50:15 GMT
Note the long hairs at the base of the hindwing anal fold of Graphium septentrionicolus are cream coloured rather than the pure white of G. sarpedon. Here is a specimen of G. sarpedon for comparison: Adam.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 15, 2022 16:36:10 GMT
I thought it would be worth mentioning that if anyone has specimens of ' Graphium sarpedon' from S Tibet, particularly Motuo County from where Chinese sellers sometimes have specimens for sale, these are likely to be Graphium septentrionicolus. Here are some sample specimen photos Spring generation: Summer generation: Note that I originally thought the summer specimen was Graphium sarpedon, hence the name on the label. It was only when we analysed the DNA of this that we realised they were actually Graphium septentrionicolus, the summer form of which is much larger than G. sarpedon. Adam.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 14, 2022 9:14:20 GMT
This was published today: Cotton, A.M., Doleck, T., Zhang, X., Inayoshi, Y., Lohman, D.J. & Hu, S-J. 2022. Graphium septentrionicolus Page & Treadaway, 2013 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) is a distinct species. Zootaxa 5154 (2): 211–224. Abstract After molecular and morphological analyses, the taxon septentrionicolus Page & Treadaway, 2013 is shown to be a distinct species, and Graphium adonarensis (Rothschild, 1896) is placed as conspecific with Graphium sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758). Graphium huangshanensis Wu & Ma, 2016 syn. nov. is synonymised with G. septentrionicolus. The paper can be downloaded (open access) here: mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5154.2.6/47693Adam.
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 22, 2022 19:22:52 GMT
Very good news ... 'sort of' normality is returning.
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 15, 2022 7:31:49 GMT
The first word in the second like looks like "Wuanyuan", but there is no such place, however there is Wanyuan in E Sichuan.
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 4, 2022 11:27:36 GMT
Ah, interesting; I guessed it might be an African Nymphalid, as it looks similar to some mimetic African Papilionidae.
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 1, 2022 15:48:47 GMT
radusho posted a correction on Insectnet: top: left looks to me more like P. epaphus hasegawai than P. nomion, right P. nomion koiwayaimiddle: P. bremeri conjuctusbottom: P. cephalus cephalus
My fault for not checking the subspecies and the photo more carefully. Adam.
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 1, 2022 8:07:26 GMT
I believe these are correct, but would appreciate any expert corrections:
Parnassius nomion gabrieli Bryk, 1934 Parnassius bremeri bremeri Bremer, 1864 Parnassius cephalus cephalus Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
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