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Post by nomihoudai on Nov 1, 2015 11:36:59 GMT
And a Pseudozizeeria maha from Bangalore, India. Very tiny, but beautiful light blue color. Very common in the Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens.
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Post by nomihoudai on Nov 1, 2015 11:27:50 GMT
And a c#$@!y Lampides boeticus from India. You drive hundreds of miles in the South of India, drive up a mountain and wonder what species you find,...then the habitat turns European like and you find this. I am sorry, but I really hate that species
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Post by nomihoudai on Nov 1, 2015 11:25:24 GMT
My first picture was from a live one,... it was even sitting on my finger. You should collect some eggs, I would be most grateful for Myrina silenus. I will find the necessary fig trees Here is a Castalius rosimon from when I was in India. Common, but one of my favorites:
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 31, 2015 11:17:09 GMT
Don't worry about a Lampides boeticus, it is the biggest hemerophile there is. This species occurs anywhere in the old World from Europe to Australia. British collectors are fond of it because it is a migratory species that does not occur every year on their island. I myself are always disappointed when I find them in mixed lots from "remote" places.
There is no subspecies, they are highly migratory.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 31, 2015 9:29:29 GMT
And the ventral side, which definitely is the best in this species:
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 31, 2015 9:28:41 GMT
It is winter in Europe, and I finally have a little time in between of travelling... Here are my favorite Albulina so far, Albulina metallica chitralensis, from Pakistan. There is no real identification literature of these out there and I hope to fill this void as soon as possible with my Lycaenidae of the world project.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 30, 2015 12:21:17 GMT
Sad story, I can relate to it. I also used to have Aglia tau as pets, I used to... until that one time in the car, when I was moving between Germany and Luxembourg. The temperature in the car was ok, but the sun shining onto the plastic container made them burn crisp. Since that day I avoid transporting them in plastic boxes or cars.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 30, 2015 8:07:11 GMT
Why always rear the same stuff? Because you have the plants and they are your pets I have a breeding stock of Saturnia pavonia going for 5 years now, from 6 caterpillars that I once found in the wild. I enjoy it and I consider them as my pets. Of course it is great to breed new species and things, but I always enjoy having these caterpillars back every year. I know of other people that have kept the same breeding stock going for 25 years and more.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 24, 2015 12:23:45 GMT
Due to the very pale color I think that it can only be a Jamides celeno (also the most common sp., Thailand has 15 species.)
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 24, 2015 12:20:32 GMT
The bottom one is an Amblypodia. If you look at the dorsal side it will be easier, violet=anita, blue=narada. They are very variable on the ventral side. Amblypodia anita should be more common in the East.
The other one is a Jamides, I will have a look, but I am not good in Jamides and the genus is super difficult, at least for me.
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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 nomihoudai on Oct 17, 2015 15:34:02 GMT
I don't understand why the author/publisher is not putting out a second edition. I once found a used copy of it on amazon for $600, which is in itself already a ridiculous price for a book, no matter how good or bad. After I bought it the owner send me a message "hey buddy, thanks for buying the book, the real price is $1200". I explained that I just bought it for $600 and he should ship it asap. Then the guy went on to insult me. Thanks amazon, great service...
[edited by admin) I have not found it yet in any museum library, but some day I will.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 11, 2015 10:23:32 GMT
Ok, time to differentiate, I should have quoted. What I said was only directed towards: Maybe we can also accept not being able to buy everything. I cannot afford to buy a Porsche, would I buy a stolen one ? No. Why people don't do the same with entomological books. With the Russian guy, making money on it is of course not a noble thing to do and illegal. No need to discuss his case. - research is not a free thing and will never be, or you will block it. Like it or not, but medecine research has made a lot of progress because some companies are earning money with it. I never said the research is free, it is transmitted for free. In many countries the open access initiative is taking foot hold and research funded from public funds have to be published under open access. Unfortunately many publications are still not open access as the publisher don't offer the necessary means, but I have never come across any author denying a request for a copy. If book writers and publishers don't cover their costs, they won't publish anymore. Book reseller will also disappear. I really don't want to hijack this thread now with my view on the entomological press with all its oddities. A lot of people here had been looking forward to these books and enjoy them. Enjoy them.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 10, 2015 22:17:28 GMT
wollastoni So if you were born in India and not in western Europe you would just accept to not access a majority of knowledge because you don't have the money and are not "worth it"? Genuine research is transmitted for free to those that want to learn. If I had written the book I wouldn't care about scans as long as the printed edition gets sold,... which it probably will as such books are usually never printed in an adequate number.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 6, 2015 7:21:17 GMT
@ Paul K, that is a common species, still a nice one. Neomyrina nivea. 1 favorite species for over 5000 there is? Isn't that a bit unfair Even naming a species in each subfamily would leave you relatively with less species than giving your favorite Papilionidae. Anyway, the one species I have spend the most time and effort on is Philotes sonorensis. I guess there is not much to tell about them, people have seen it often enough. Now winter is coming and I will be working hard on my "Lycaenidae of the world" project where I intend to give a picture for each species there is.
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