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Post by jhyatt on Apr 7, 2020 17:35:03 GMT
Another thread recently had photos of some of the prettier North American hairstreaks (A. halesus and P. m-album). I though it might be about time to see some others in that family. Here's a tray of Erora laeta from Tennessee and Kentucky. It's generally considered one of the toughest eastern US leps to find; this little series I accumulated over about 40 years of hunting. I suspect I've never developed the knack of seeing the little things. I've stood beside Leroy Koehn while he netted one that was on the dirt in front of my feet, totally unseen by me!
Cheers, jh
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Post by jhyatt on Apr 7, 2020 17:38:42 GMT
Oh no! My last post included the wrong picture! Those are Bindahara meeki from Halmahera, quite uncommon in collections. Here are the real Erora laeta: Sorry, jh
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Post by trehopr1 on Apr 7, 2020 17:50:41 GMT
I was just going to say "holy cow I've never seen that species in my golden guide handbook"; "I'd better check my Butterflies of North America (Howe) book" for that one !
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Post by trehopr1 on Apr 7, 2020 18:04:23 GMT
You know John I think Hairstreaks in general are very tough customers to come by...
The ONLY hairstreak species which I have ever encountered in the metro-Chicagoland region where I live is the Gray hairstreak. I only found it as a kid at one small locality ( and not many of them); then years later when I returned there to get some others the area was overgrown by small trees and hiking trails had been put in place.
So, they were long gone.
We have very few species here in Illinois and I think they all tend to be localized in habitat. There are more present in the north and south end of this state than anywhere in-between.
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Post by jhyatt on Apr 7, 2020 18:13:23 GMT
Trehopr,
I'll agree! Hairstreaks are certainly often scarce, and hard to spot up in trees. S. melinus is one of those that stay low and are easier to find, and I think it's more common and widespread than most.
I can't figure out how to make this Imgur system show me my entire post, with photo, before I post it -- hence my mistake. I only wish we had some things like B. meeki in these parts! Guess we need a lot more global warming...
jh
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Post by Adam Cotton on Apr 7, 2020 20:12:26 GMT
I can't figure out how to make this Imgur system show me my entire post, with photo, before I post it -- hence my mistake. John, After you upload your photo(s) to imgur right click the thumbnail of the photo you want to post to the forum, and open it in a new window/tab. When you hover the pointer over the photo you should see a URL appear and a 'copy' option. Just to the right you should see a 'v'. If you hover over this you will see a drop down menu including 'Get share links'. Click this and click 'copy' for the "BBCode (Forums)" option. You can then paste the link directly into your post at any point you want to place it, maybe in the middle of your text, for example. You can do this in the 'Quick Reply' pane at the bottom of a thread if you aren't starting a new thread. There is no need to go into a full 'Reply' window. Also if you want to include several photos in your text you can copy several links (one at a time) and paste each where you want it inside the SAME post with text between each link. I hope that's easy to follow. Adam.
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Post by karan on Apr 7, 2020 20:55:14 GMT
I hope it helps you jh, and to anyone else who has difficulties but if they want to publish photos of their specimens.
thanks for sharing
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Post by jhyatt on Apr 7, 2020 21:48:43 GMT
Adam and Karan, Thanks for the help. Adam, what you describe is close to what I do to post photos. After uploading my photo to imgur, I just left-click the thumbnail of the photo I want to post. This immediately gives me the drop-down menu with "Copy" for the BBcode as one of the choices, and I go from there. My problem is that I don't see how to get a preview of my post as it will finally appear (to check that I selected the correct photo, and didn't let the mouse slide to an adjacent thumbnail). Seeing just the link doesn't help much.
jh
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Post by Adam Cotton on Apr 7, 2020 21:58:05 GMT
My problem is that I don't see how to get a preview of my post as it will finally appear (to check that I selected the correct photo, and didn't let the mouse slide to an adjacent thumbnail). Seeing just the link doesn't help much. That's why I recommend you right click on the thumbnail to open it in a new tab or new window (depends which browser you like to use) and obtain the link from there, then there can't be an error if you accidentally copy the link for a different photo. Adam.
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Post by mikeh on Apr 7, 2020 22:51:14 GMT
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Post by Paul K on Apr 8, 2020 1:15:45 GMT
All specimens collected in Thailand and Laos.
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Post by jhyatt on Apr 8, 2020 1:16:41 GMT
I love those Sandia mcfarlandi, Mikeh! Is it single-brooded?
jh
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Post by jhyatt on Apr 8, 2020 1:21:03 GMT
Paul K, what lovely material! How does N. nivea behave? Slow and low like an Arhopala, or is it a fast-flying treetop bug?
Tks, jh
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Post by jhyatt on Apr 8, 2020 1:22:46 GMT
My problem is that I don't see how to get a preview of my post as it will finally appear (to check that I selected the correct photo, and didn't let the mouse slide to an adjacent thumbnail). Seeing just the link doesn't help much. That's why I recommend you right click on the thumbnail to open it in a new tab or new window (depends which browser you like to use) and obtain the link from there, then there can't be an error if you accidentally copy the link for a different photo. Adam. I'll start doing it your way, Adam! jh
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Post by Paul K on Apr 8, 2020 1:42:32 GMT
Paul K, what lovely material! How does N. nivea behave? Slow and low like an Arhopala, or is it a fast-flying treetop bug? Tks, jh I only found N.nivea in one location in eastern Thailand. They are all females and their flight is rather slow and low, even slower than Arhopala.
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