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Post by boejaker on Feb 23, 2023 16:17:21 GMT
Hello, my name is Joe. I live in Cornwall UK, and I have been very interested in the study and collection of butterflies and moths of the world, for over 70 years. In that time I have amassed a large collection, mainly from buying from Entomology Fairs in the UK.
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Post by rumina on Mar 3, 2023 11:34:26 GMT
Hello, my name is Joe. I live in Cornwall UK, and I have been very interested in the study and collection of butterflies and moths of the world, for over 70 years. In that time I have amassed a large collection, mainly from buying from Entomology Fairs in the UK.
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Post by rumina on Mar 3, 2023 16:59:05 GMT
Hi Joe, I'm a new member too but welcome to this forum . I joined in the hope of making contact with other Lepidopterists and collectors both in Europe and in the UK. I live in Shropshire. I visit the Ollerton and the AES insect fairs in England and also the Juvisy Insect Fair in Paris. Please contact me if you would like to chat about our mutual passion of butterflies.
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Post by rumina on Mar 13, 2023 21:56:12 GMT
Hello, my name is Joe. I live in Cornwall UK, and I have been very interested in the study and collection of butterflies and moths of the world, for over 70 years. In that time I have amassed a large collection, mainly from buying from Entomology Fairs in the UK.
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Post by rumina on Mar 13, 2023 22:01:06 GMT
Hi Joe, Welcome to the forum. It's interesting that getting responses isn't always forthcoming. Still, one waits in anticipation. Cheers, Rumina.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 14, 2023 17:56:40 GMT
As a moderator of the forum I would like to apologise for the lack of responses to both Joe and rumina, as well as other posters. Unfortunately since our sister forum, Insectnet, was revamped last year on a new server with the ability for members to upload photos directly to their posts this forum has been rather quiet. It seems that most members have been active on Insectnet rather than the ICF, which is rather a pity. The owner of both forums decided to keep the ICF 'alive' as it is much more Europe-based than Insectnet, which tends to have more members from the US and Canada than here.
Adam (Originally from Birmingham, but living in Thailand since 1981 - I also used to buy specimens at the AES back in the 1970s.)
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Post by kar on Apr 2, 2023 18:52:09 GMT
Hello. Thank you. My name is Valeriya. I’m from Florida! I found that forum and will be so thankful if someone will help me to identify the bug. All pest control guys told me they are not sure… and deny to help me 😩. I would like to create a post but not sure how to paste a picture on it. Thank you so much for help 🙏🏻😊
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Post by rumina on Apr 9, 2023 14:14:43 GMT
As a moderator of the forum I would like to apologise for the lack of responses to both Joe and rumina, as well as other posters. Unfortunately since our sister forum, Insectnet, was revamped last year on a new server with the ability for members to upload photos directly to their posts this forum has been rather quiet. It seems that most members have been active on Insectnet rather than the ICF, which is rather a pity. The owner of both forums decided to keep the ICF 'alive' as it is much more Europe-based than Insectnet, which tends to have more members from the US and Canada than here. Adam (Originally from Birmingham, but living in Thailand since 1981 - I also used to buy specimens at the AES back in the 1970s.)
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Post by rumina on Apr 9, 2023 14:16:23 GMT
Hi Adam, I originate from Birmingham but now live in Shropshire. Whereabouts in Birmingham did you live?
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Post by Adam Cotton on Apr 10, 2023 13:20:46 GMT
I was born in Edgbaston and lived in Woodbourne Rd until age 10 then moved to Knowle. Went to Imperial College in London to study Entomology in 1977 then moved to Thailand in 1981.
Adam.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Apr 10, 2023 16:35:14 GMT
Did you by any chance know Will Blunt, a local butterfly dealer in the 1970s? I used to buy from him and often wondered what happened to him.
Adam.
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Post by monicapa on May 13, 2023 17:15:13 GMT
You are a new member here, please tell us more about you and your passion. It is a little tradition of this forum. Hello I am the daughter of Colin Wyatt (his second marriage), outstanding lepidopterist and field collector. I have read the detailed description of the theft of butterflies. Please put yourself in my shoes and imagine your children reading about you (unless, of course, you are all saints). This theft did not deter leading museums beating a path to my door to acquire his collection after his death in an airplane in Guatemala in 1975. Accepting the facts of the court case, there are other inaccuracies. He emigrated to Australia in 1939 and served actively in the RAAF as a camouflage expert in the South West Pacific, namely New Guinea and islands. He returned to the UK after the war, after the break up of his first marriage (and then the ensuing court case). To balance the account , please consider his rediscovery of the amazing Parnassius autocrator. Here is a description I have of him: "Highly respected entomologist and outstanding field collector, specialising in butterflies of the northern hemisphere (Alpine and Arctic especially), discovering new species and sub-species, and writing numerous scientific papers and articles for entomological magazines worldwide in various languages. Wyatt rediscovered one of the rarest and most fabulous Asiatic mountain butterflies, Parnassius autocrator, on an expedition to Afghanistan and the Koh-i-Baba mountains and the Hindu-Kush. The results of his expeditions to this area and also to Kashmir, Nepal up to Mount Everest and Mount Annapurna, and also Sikkim, have been published in the journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, edited from Yale University, and as well as describing a large number of species and sub-species new to science, he succeeded in throwing light on certain very complicated butterfly relationships. His particular interests included Apollo and Erebia. He had one of the largest private collections of butterflies, which, on his death was much sought after by, among others, the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institute; it eventually was acquired in its entirety by the Museum of Karlsruhe, Germany." I hope you find this interesting. I shall ignore any negative postings that may ensue; I rarely post because it can turn out so unpleasant. I am currently preparing a Wikipedia entry because there is a short one that contains some good information but also some inaccurate information. He was an extraordinary man, with many skills, and friends all over the world, but as vulnerable as we all are.
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 13, 2023 18:59:35 GMT
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Post by joosik on May 21, 2023 2:43:28 GMT
Hello, I registered ICF one minutes ago. I’m really interested in arthropods, so I want to go travel, and see them in my eyes direct at habitat. Thank you for admins and users for high quality of information of insects. I’m not professional but I’ll try to work with my passion. Sorry for my poor English skill
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Post by andonj on May 25, 2023 13:13:19 GMT
Hello! Actually, I'm not a fellow collector, neither do I study entomology or anything of the sort. I'm a young artist and recently I had the task of doing some research and making a collection of drawings of a certain animal - I chose butterflies only because of the impact a certain book had on me. Now I'm too deep into the topic. As far as the process goes, every time I start an art project I make sure to do enough research on the object I am working with. For me, knowing the true nature of the life forms I depict is the way to understand one's true nature as an artist. That's how, more often than not, I earn myself some new obsession. Here I go, studying about butterflies - swallowtails, specifically. So! I'm looking forward to learning a lot from you! P.S : To get to the point, I already have a peculiar request. I'll be grateful to anybody who is willing to answer my question - it's about recognising a certain species.
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