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Post by satyrinae on Dec 30, 2015 22:09:35 GMT
I understand. I went with 2 other people and amongst us we had around 20,000 (twenty thousand) specimens, all collected in 1 month. We experienced no particular control but things change quickly at airports.
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Post by satyrinae on Dec 30, 2015 21:34:44 GMT
Coincidently I'm putting some order in the Arctiidae I caught in French Guiana :-) If you live in Europe, no you do not need any permits. Just a lot of paper envelopes where to place your catch If you will be on your own, jus tbe careful in certain areas close to the border with Brasil, otherwse the place should be safe. Enjoy it.
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Post by satyrinae on Dec 23, 2015 18:41:20 GMT
No I have not yet searched for it. But will surely do in the coming years :-) However I don't have any intentions to hang with a rope to catch it. The best way is to go on its habitat and instead of chasing the specimens you wait for the specimens to come on their own.
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Post by satyrinae on Dec 23, 2015 17:23:41 GMT
E. christi is rare due to its unreachable habitat. I am sure that you noticed from the links you provided how difficult it is to reach its habitat. Apart from that, the larvae take 2 years to develop and it is said that in some years it is more common than in others.
In Italy it is actually more common but once again, this can be said because extreme and adventorous entomologists decided to risk going up vertical steepe rocks. If the same thing is done in Switzerland, I am sure that more locations will be discovered.
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Post by satyrinae on Oct 27, 2015 15:28:10 GMT
I agree with wollastoni that specialisiation is the ideal. My speciality is Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic and has been like this for years and never got bored.
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Post by satyrinae on Oct 19, 2015 15:22:23 GMT
I don't have any Delias in my collection or know anything about Delias but could it be that nigropunctata is just an aberration?
For some reason, the variations in the pictures reminded me of the variations found in Colias.
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Post by satyrinae on Oct 16, 2015 20:35:45 GMT
Just a few words of praise to thank Radovan for his outstanding assistance. Part of the beauty of our community is that it brings people closer and despite we have never met in person, Radovan went out of his way to help me. He is a trustworthy and accountable person. As the saying goes. a friend in need is a friend indeed. Thanks a lot my friend. Much appreciated. Jonathan
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Post by satyrinae on Oct 15, 2015 18:17:31 GMT
I've been there for the month of November which is excellent for Morphos and moths. We hired a camper from a guy call Jean-Bernard who live at Tonnegrande but I lost his details. I know that once he had a website.
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Post by satyrinae on Oct 1, 2015 17:39:15 GMT
Cymbalophora pudica
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Post by satyrinae on Sept 28, 2015 19:04:40 GMT
Hi nomad, Just a quick but very sincere thank you for the photos. You cannot imagine how much your photos are appreciated by people like me who cannot visit such fairs due to various commitments. Thanks a lot. Excellent and outstanding job. Regards Jonathan www.satyrinae.yolasite.com/
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Post by satyrinae on Sept 27, 2015 9:08:21 GMT
Enjoy. Hope I will be able to attend such event one day and be able to meet some of you too :-)
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Post by satyrinae on Aug 24, 2015 18:53:12 GMT
Hi people,
If there is anyone of you who would be attending this fair, kindly send me a pm please?
Thanks
Jonathan
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Post by satyrinae on Jul 31, 2015 21:24:16 GMT
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Post by satyrinae on Jul 17, 2015 7:15:10 GMT
I agree with your points re the collecting outside the National Parks. I missed those points. But what about a common policy to collect inside National Parks?
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Post by satyrinae on Jul 15, 2015 12:36:10 GMT
Hi people,
I would like to bounce off this idea with you to see if it makes sense or not.
As you are aware we are frequently reading the unfortunate news that scientists end up in some legal battle for collecting specimens without a collecting permit. These issues happen across the world and there isn't much one can do outside the EU other than to acquire a permit before collecting but I think that for the European Union countries we (the scientists) can have a common policy across the EU which regulates the collecting and the acquiring of permits. For example in Turkey (which is still outside the EU but day dream to join one day) it is impossible to get a permit even if you apply unless you bribe someone especially if you are not a Turk. As most of you are aware, obtaining a collecting permit can be very difficult at times, even within the EU so having a harmonised policy would help scientists and the environment alike. What I have in mind is some sort of framework which regulates the acquisition of permits, the collecting procedures, and the usage of the collecting specimens.
For example: 1. each country must have an official body/organisation which issues such permits and the list of these authorities has to be easily available online to researchers 2. individuals can apply for a permit through a research society (to eliminate the granting of permits to insect dealers/poachers). If we have an entomological society in Malta, I can easily assume that there are similar societies in the rest of the EU. But in the absence of such societies, an individual has to apply through the local authority responsible for the issue of permits. 3. part of the collecting specimens must end up in museums of choice of the authorities issuing the permits. 4. a complete list of collected specimens including dates, coordinates, etc must be sent within a specified period to the local authorities in order to be used by local scientists as required. 5. research can be granted anywhere within the country including National Parks 6. set a bag limit on the number of specimens that can be collected and possibly the species as well. For example a maximum of 6 Maniola jurtina specimens can be collected from any given site but not more than 20 specimens of Maniola jurtina throughout the period in which collecting is permitted. 7. people found in breach of the permits will not be issued with further permits for the first few years (rather than end up in jail) for the first offence, and pay hefty fines afterwards.
There is a lot which can be added (such as dead vs live specimens permits) but I would like to get your feedback first.
This is just an idea which might sound wild but considering that the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries is Maltese and in Malta everyone knows everyone, he is not so out of reach and can bounce off this idea with him too if you think that this makes sense.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Jonathan
www.satyrinae.yolasite.com/
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