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Post by africaone on May 10, 2015 14:16:20 GMT
make a Google search, i am sure you will get some answers ! as far as I know no global revision of the genus.
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Post by africaone on May 10, 2015 8:55:09 GMT
Interestingly though, the same threads on the two forums often diverge in totally different directions, just like isolated species! Adam. then may be the best way is to post on one site and if no anwser comes in a reasonable lap of time, to post it on another side.
otherwise, if someone accept to help, he has to go on the different sites to be update of what has been posted.
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Post by africaone on May 10, 2015 8:51:36 GMT
I'm afraid these are extremely questionable at best: 1: alta 2-3: morosa 4? 5: serena 6-7: possibly kiriakoffi or laeta A specialist or more knowledgeable person is definitely needed! I've cycled through all of those IDs in the past. I try my hand at IDing them every few months and each time I think I recognize a new characteristic or pattern and change all of my IDs. Thanks for making this effort. Would anyone know of a specialist in this group? to be honnest I doubt that someone can identify it 100 % on pictures only.
D'abrera seems not the best source.
the only real specialist of the group recently died (Pierre-Baltus), some of actual African specialist can probaby identify them (as Libert, Larsen, etc..) but they have probably not the time to do that.
it is typical the kind of group in which you have to invest your time to obtain by yourself some answers and why not ... become the main specialist to identify them.
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Post by africaone on May 9, 2015 6:46:52 GMT
it seems that many post are doubled with insectnet !
is it necessar as the members seems very similar ?
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Post by africaone on Apr 29, 2015 14:25:46 GMT
Read Meek's or Larsen's adventures to remind you this fact. Larsen's book taught me that I need to be very careful of the kind of clothing I choose to wear while out collecting in Central Africa. He made the mistake of wearing nice, new, military-like boots and, if I remember correctly, this led to a military man jumping to the conclusion that he was some kind of spy/mercenary and arresting him. Had he worn a different pair of boots he likely would have had a pleasant day... though no story to tell. that's true
I am born and lived in Congo during the all dictator Mobutu era (also after). i learned to never take military clothes (because of mercenary trauma in the population and in military forces, particulary wher I lived in Katanga). It is the case for other countries in Africa. during my youth I had some adventures with this problem (unfortunetely, i had to tell it in English, too difficult for me), the positive side is that I learned very quickly what and how to do in such critical situation (you learn quickly with a AK47 on you face when being 16 old and alone in the bush).
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Post by africaone on Apr 25, 2015 18:16:44 GMT
Looks like a real permit to me. Same than other permits from PNG that I have. And IFTA is an official association. I am really surprised as appendix 1 doesn 't allow to export item. it is the difference with appendix 2. may be i am wrong ??
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Post by africaone on Apr 24, 2015 20:41:05 GMT
I thought it might be informative for all members to be aware of which places in this world are currently "At Risk" locations for collecting. and the winner is .... England !
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Post by africaone on Apr 24, 2015 10:06:43 GMT
Thankyou Africaone for your kind and thoughtful imput. I was aware of Somalia, Sudan, and Nigeria. However, I didn't think of them at the time of writing the thread. I didn't know about the other 2 places you mentioned so I find that informative. Again, the whole idea here is to spread knowledge of questionable places. I don't mean to step on any toes or ruffle any feathers. If a country already has a black-eye among the international community and among travelers as well --- than any mentions made here won't make any difference. RCA and RDC because of the civil war (a civil war in Africa means that everything worse can happen to you at any time, kidnapping, killing, injuring and i can assure you it is better a bullet in the head immediately than a dead in African mode ). Unsafe can mean also that you will have problem during all your trip with authorities or locals (for many different reasons, the first being money and believing, what is the case of most of the African countries), this is espacially the case with person that don't know excatly what to do and when in such situation (experience allows to travel in such countries). A drunk guy in Africa is probably the most dangerous thing that can happen to a traveller espacially if he is an autority or a military. fortunetely permits is just a problem of money there and in Africa you learn quickly that discussing is the best key to avoid big problems
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Post by africaone on Apr 23, 2015 15:29:56 GMT
Sudan, Somalia, NE RD Congo, Nigeria, RCA,
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Post by africaone on Apr 20, 2015 10:18:08 GMT
left down corner of the photo with charaxeses, is it a pair of ch. velox? What was the price of lydiae pair? Yes Iroki, this is a pair of Ch. velox at 400 euros, but I have no price for the Ch. lydiae pair ! A+, Michel who was selling them ? it is a very nice box of African stuff
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Post by africaone on Apr 16, 2015 15:40:03 GMT
with this address it will work better
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Post by africaone on Apr 16, 2015 9:08:16 GMT
There is an incredible Hypolimnas missipus gynandromorph there : The shipping cost would make it unafordable A+, Michel and permits .... with the new regulations ....
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Post by africaone on Apr 10, 2015 10:39:03 GMT
the eos 700d is quite confortable at reasonable price
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Post by africaone on Mar 15, 2015 9:45:09 GMT
Human needs such myth to dream or believe It gives some Pepper to life This is like the Loch Ness monster or Rosswel ET
One of my "entomological Masters" recalled often me that an uncaught specimen doesn't exist ... I tried during many years to convince him that is untrue, but finally, I have to admit he was right ....
How many times before a trip we dreamed about what will be encountred, how we missed the Graal last time, the extraordinray insect we were sure to have seen, etc.
You can't imagine the number of hunters that have seen lydiae (flying of course, never in their net ) especially in areas where the species is "supposed" to not occur. The answer is there : "supposed", that let a door open to dream.
Entomologists are like chidren, we need such dreams and to feed the legend ! Thanks Barns for a such story, it is a big chapter of the entomological mythology !
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Post by africaone on Mar 12, 2015 15:52:12 GMT
it is an owlflies , Ascalaphidae nera the ant lion
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