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Post by africaone on Jun 15, 2015 15:23:17 GMT
it could be a real good thing to not post twice the same subject on the two sites !
if it is a question, put it on one site, wait a reasonable time and after if not receiving an answer, put it on an other site.
It is a little bit annoying for those that follows the subject and those that participate.
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Post by africaone on Jun 8, 2015 12:31:07 GMT
our "friend" Li Jing Ki offered in the past series of stichophthalma from China ...
there are Saturniidae from Hainan isl. recently described. This island becomes one of the most touristic point for Chinese
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Post by africaone on Jun 7, 2015 15:58:35 GMT
use the function "add attachement" top right of the Create Post or Reply window
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Post by africaone on Jun 7, 2015 10:52:13 GMT
From personal experience, the best time for Titanus is the last two weeks of December/first two weeks of January. Variable of course, but they were out every night during that time. Once we learned how to catch them, it was easy. The females are only out during the day from what we were told. They catch them crossing the road when they see them. does one of the "secret" not being the high power of light ? I have heard that a long time ago ....
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Post by africaone on Jun 7, 2015 7:35:28 GMT
We pumped it in from between their mandibles and into their abdomens then soaked them in the jars. not necessar to go into abdomen, the aim being to kill it asap and the to join the central system nervous in the head. A small serynge is enough to reach the area between the eyes. the same for big moths. If you inject ammoniac in the abdomen or in the thorax far from the head you will not kill it properly and quickly. And one of the aim with moth or big butterflies (sometimes it necessar fpr Charaxes that are not killed without damages by pinching) being tu use a minimum of ammoniac to avoid it to to invade the body and wings, it necessar to find the right place for the injection (near the head)
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Post by africaone on Jun 6, 2015 22:00:54 GMT
I kill big prionid (+ other big ceramby) and goliathini (and other big beetles) with injection of ammoniac in the mouth. Sometimes I stock them in big stocking jar with acetate d'ethyle, sometimes directly papered (depending of the situation and avaibility).
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Post by africaone on Jun 6, 2015 6:59:51 GMT
One must understand that different kind of collectors exist. It is to much probable that most of the records are not censed in public media and known by the the public. Some guys keeps there treasure in bank safe, others never speak about their treasure, others are making making investment ... At a certain level, it can be a pathology (if not all levels ) Most of the records are known because the hunter showed it not because the owner showed it.
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Post by africaone on Jun 5, 2015 21:38:06 GMT
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Post by africaone on Jun 5, 2015 21:20:45 GMT
I really doubt that a record size may be found on eBay. Such dealer have private Customer and anyway such "biggest" specimen can be easily sold at very high price without risk of bidding.
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Post by africaone on Jun 5, 2015 18:53:19 GMT
Noctuioidea ! I have yet seen them in Kivu but I can't remember
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Post by africaone on Jun 4, 2015 14:25:57 GMT
difficult for me to explain the technique in English. cutting muscle needs a scalpel and to find the right muscle just under the the insertion of wings. You recognise the good muscle as when you push on it with the scalpel it makes the wings move. Be careful to not cut the whole thorax (this seems a joke but ... ). When cut the wings rest well attached to the body but it is like free (or near) without force that maintain it. When it is dried, the wings rest at the good position as for a normal setting. The technique was teached to me by a famous Sphingid Collector (JM Cadiou). I was very doubtful at the beginning and I missed some specimen. Today I am happy to have learned it despite it was not obvious . I know that some hesperid specialists are using this technique. try with some defect specimen to find the right way.
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Post by africaone on Jun 4, 2015 8:30:35 GMT
the only technic I know (and that I used for any of this kind) is to cut the thoracic muscles ! easy to learn and quite efficient
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Post by africaone on May 31, 2015 16:44:30 GMT
you did it yet Adam on collector secret (not on insect net .... )
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Post by africaone on May 31, 2015 9:43:32 GMT
waow, nice experiment.
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Post by africaone on May 27, 2015 10:21:32 GMT
Very sad news, passed away last week at home in London.
He was a master piece if not THE master of African Butterflies.
Thierry
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