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Post by colon on Jan 6, 2022 20:56:37 GMT
sad news indeed. A good friend and dedicated butterfly man Colon
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Post by colon on Aug 19, 2020 22:09:39 GMT
Hi Paud
Welcome to the forum. I guess that you may have met another butterfly collector at the Sogeri School, Bob Gotts. An expert on delias. I recall Ray Straatman obtained his coffee beans from the local Koitaki plantation, adjacent to Sogeri. Excellent berries. My time at Sogeri was at McDonalds Ililo plantation from 1966.
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Post by colon on Oct 22, 2017 20:59:40 GMT
Dear J-M G and others Since observing the lures of J-M G and others in Guyane I have been collecting again in Sabah, Sarawak and Kalamatan and I found that a lure as designed by J-M G with a bright metallic orange colour, (not red as J -M G mentions) is very effective for m and f triodes. However a metallic green lure of similar design was ineffective for me for both m and f priamus poseidon. Do others have a suggestion for the collection of p.p. Colon
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Post by colon on Oct 19, 2017 21:34:01 GMT
Congratulations to Jean_Ives G It is a magnificent work. As Mygos observed, it contains an enormous amount of first-hand information from an entomologist resident in Guyane. It has excellent photos of specimens from the personal collection of J-Y G, beautiful photos of live specimens from nature, and many source location photos, much information on food plants and lavae, species history, etc, etc. I recommend this beautiful work. Colon
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Post by colon on Oct 19, 2017 21:04:45 GMT
Dear Paul K and others I was lucky to find Jean-Marc G in Guyane when I was there recently, where he introduced me to his lure system - it is similar to the system used by Frank and Isabelle at Moutouchi, which I observed when I was there with them, but the lure of J-M G is cut to the size and the colour and the profile of the specimen sought, ie metallic blue for m. deidamia or metallic orange for m. telemachus. It was very effective. A lure of similar design with a flexible joint between the profile and the handle was used by Thibaut R. at Palambala and was even more effective, as I observed when I was there with him. The success of my collection of specimens was greatly improved by the use of these lures. Colon
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Post by colon on Sept 26, 2017 22:42:15 GMT
Dear Adam, and Others As you know the NBPOL has huge plantations in Kimbe, New Britain Province,PNG, and it has a large efficient company owned entomological laboratory there at Dami. The past director at Dami was Charles Dewhurst, co-author of the SBBT birdwing book mentioned in the UK article. His work as a lepidopterist is legendary. The present director is Mark Ero, who also has done much research there. Perhaps he will direct work at the Higaturn Estate, the intended base for the birdwing breeding project in Oro Province. I will ask him. It is pleasing to note that John Tennent is also involved. I join Adam in wishing success to this project. Colon
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Post by colon on Sept 15, 2017 0:45:37 GMT
Dear Nomad a wonderful piece of research about a little known subject. a source of future reading for my camping nights when next in PNG. Colon
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Post by colon on Jul 6, 2017 22:31:07 GMT
Dear Olivier
Do you have better detail for the location source of the female delias mira roepkei. The town of Mt Hagen is in the Wahgi valley, altitude about 1850m.
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