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Login     FAQ     Search     Post    Conferences Lepidoptera   Discussion Topic Author Last Updated Date/Author Replies Views Rating Switching A atlas FP I would like to switch my Attacus atlas from Alainthus to privet. Has anyone ever done this? Mine are in 3rd/4th instar currently. I need to get t... exoticleps Sep-02-10 09:18 AM by exoticleps 3 99   ---   Giant leopard moth rearing Anyone out there have any luck rearing these? I have some ova and understood that they overwinter this way. But have A. virgo larvae on raspberry ... Obewan Sep-01-10 04:47 PM by Obewan 0 56   ---   Aristolochia germination, please help I am going to germinate A. elegans seeds. The instruction says: "soak the seeds in hot (not boiling) water for 48h". Can anyone tell me ho... lamprima2 Aug-29-10 12:07 PM by lamprima2 3 84   ---   Website:Papilionidae of the world Looks like the website: "Papilionidae of the world" is back online. Great!! go to: http://swallowtails.net/... paradesia Aug-27-10 10:24 AM by simosg 2 222   ---   identity needed I am in need of an identity for the photo enclosed, have had it awhile and am not sure as to who it is. Location Seram island. it is Ornithoptera... ianr Aug-26-10 09:18 PM by thanos2008 10 763   ---   Polygonia, nymphalis discussion Hi, I know there is a big "discussion" about polygonia, inachis, nymmphalis genera. The following webpage for example places everything... T_18 Aug-26-10 07:13 PM by Lord Pandarus 10 333   ---   Rare stray Erinnyis ello in CA, need host plant help I was so exsited to find a new hawk moth at my light today 8/13. It is the Ello Spinx known to be a rare stray to central CA and even as far as Cana... Missmoth Aug-16-10 04:00 PM by Missmoth 5 241   ---   Speyeria coloring Just curious on the colors of my local Speyeria. I frequently see them that have tan and beige/creamy coloring like the first picture, but every o... cetonid Aug-04-10 06:25 AM by dunc01226 2 243   ---   Parnassius clodius w/ RED on Forewings! I thought this was an exciting discovery. This female has a small red patch of scales on each forewing, along with a dusting of red lower within the... Chris_2005 Jul-28-10 00:40 AM by radusho 11 570   ---   Catocala ID Needed For over a month now I have been doing some lighting, and early June this year I have attracted some interesting moths. Amongst the ones that came t... beetlehorn Jul-22-10 06:26 AM by oehlkew 6 576   ---   Parides I just got a male P. agavus and it is really beautiful. I already had a pair of montezuma and a male neophilus olivencius. I'm thinking I'd ... Takahe Jul-21-10 08:56 AM by Lord Pandarus 5 448   ---   Speyeria diana Has anyone ran into Speyeria diana this year yet? I was wondering how they were doing this year with all these hot temps.... kingha Jul-12-10 06:46 PM by Rayrard 3 335   ---   Do you want to rear Speyeria, here's how Rearing techniques for species of Speyeria (Nymphalidae http://peabody.research.yale.edu/jls/pdfs/1970s/1971/1971-25%284%2... kingha Jul-12-10 06:15 PM by kingha 3 228   ---   Posible first record Lophocampa ingens in Aptos CA I may have just found the first Lophocampa ingens to apper in Aptos CA. It is known from a few counties in northern CA as well as Arizona and new Mexi... Missmoth Jul-05-10 09:00 AM by Missmoth 5 296   ---   papilio maackii tutanus Over the years I have picked up where I can specimens of papilio maackii from variuos locations but I have been intrigud by the variation of the speci... dunc01226 Jun-16-10 11:50 PM by Adam Cotton 28 1478   ---   What's going on? I thought some of you would like this. While browsing the japanese equivalent of ebay I think (I don't speak japanese). I came across a dealers ... myko61 Jun-13-10 01:13 AM by simosg 5 472   ---   hybrid atempt Well today i was fortunate enough ti have a S. Wateruroum and A. homagena pop out. I was hoping to have timed the close enough to atempt a hybrid... nothumn1 Jun-09-10 06:59 PM by nothumn1 0 266   ---   New locality for Teinopalus aureus in C. Vietnam Hi All, Every one knows Teinopalus aureus from Tam Dao in Vietnam. I just came back from a 3 weeks collecting trip looking for new Lucanidae s... lucanidae25 Jun-07-10 10:48 PM by Olivier Pequin 3 355   ---   Lack of wings inflating upon emergence Lack of wings inflating upon emergence This last winter I raised a batch of Brahamea. They were the most beautiful caterpillars I have every rai... Rich Jun-05-10 02:45 PM by Rich 4 306   ---   Nitrogen gas used in framing butterflies? Hi, I have been looking for different framing techniques that looks more aesthetically and also protective than using collector frames and whil... butterfly_ist Jun-04-10 08:19 AM by Touterse 1 236   ---   Insect show, butterfly framers,artists in Europe Hi, I have heard that there are insect shows held in Europe 3-5 times a year. I am interested in framed butterflies and also trying to learn... butterfly_ist Jun-04-10 07:04 AM by nomihoudai 1 237   ---   unusual pairings I set out a cage with the female moths that I had eclose yesterday, They included cecropia, polyphemus, and luna. This morning I was rather shoc... myotis Jun-03-10 11:18 AM by oehlkew 6 369   ---   Hemileuca eglanterina This year has been unusually cool and wet and seems to have effected the Hemileuca larvae development in my area of northern California. While out co... Rich Jun-03-10 04:56 AM by oehlkew 3 303   ---   Test your ID skills here - RARE Memphis species Intended as a quick test of your ID skills. I spotted these in a unit tray at the USMN – the first time I’ve ever seen this particular species. S... jshuey May-31-10 06:08 AM by jshuey 5 505   ---   Ornithoptera Alexandrae [View All] Finally, someone has produced a way of obtaining a pair of Queen Alexandra's birdwings at a fraction of the cost of the real thing - without furth... Mike_G May-29-10 05:17 PM by Neto 44 2712   ---   Morpho host plants? Does anyone have any information regarding the host plants of Morpho butterflies? I'm in touch with someone in South America who wants to begin r... courtnet85 May-28-10 06:58 AM by Neto 6 666   ---   Collection photos from Brazil I just got back from southern Brazil, where I spent some time with Dr. Olaf Mielke and the collection at the Universidade Federal do Paraná. I th... jshuey May-27-10 10:41 AM by robert61 3 529   ---   Hyalophora euryalus I live in socal and would like to try and get this moth. Is it still an ok time to go and get these? I know of some spots to go to by th videos post... CaptianN May-26-10 03:00 PM by leucanella 1 293   ---   Euphydryas chalcedona subspecies ? Hello, I just wondered about the subspecies of Euphydryas chalcedona and it is not easy finding information. Butterflies of America shows 10 subspec... nomihoudai May-22-10 11:17 AM by nomihoudai 4 285   ---   Leroy Simon Saturniidae Collection The Leroy Simon Saturniidae Collection has been initiated at http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/poncholeroysimon.htm Over the years L... oehlkew May-20-10 03:11 PM by oehlkew 12 2156   ---   Leucobrephis brephoides An acquaintance of mine recently collected Leucobrephis brephoides in northern Wisconsin, most likely a new state record. I myself have never encou... Takahe May-11-10 00:09 AM by Takahe 0 224   ---   Catocala thumbnail checklists I have recently completed the thumbnail checklists for forty-eight states with known Catocala species at http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/cato... oehlkew May-10-10 03:30 PM by oehlkew 0 225   ---   Plebeius loewii uranicola from Jordan Hello, I would like to know if anyone else has any other Plebeius loewii uranicola from Jordan to inform me if this is the normal form of females fl... pips May-10-10 03:56 AM by robert61 1 278   ---   Need To Confirm This Butterfly ID Can somebody please confirm this butterfly ID as a male Cairns Birdwing. Thanks, Dubin... ADubin May-07-10 10:28 PM by ianr 7 376   ---   O. priamus ssp. question I received several Ornithoptera recently labeled as O. priamus from Arfak. One of the group has no black spots at all on the HW. Can anyone tell me ... Touterse May-07-10 10:22 AM by Touterse 7 569   ---   dissecting the abdomen I have a few Troides sp. specimens with greased abdomens. I don’t feel like submerging entire butterfly into acetone. I guess, it is possible to ... lamprima2 May-01-10 02:48 PM by thanos2008 5 347   ---   Parnassius loxias I am looking for Parnassius loxias pair, but I have never seen the female offered. Do anybody have these species ??... radusho May-01-10 11:13 AM by thanos2008 13 543   ---   Updates to Thibaud Decaens Saturniidae Collection I have just updated the Thibaud Decaens Saturniidae Collection at http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/thibaudindex.htm New images are of live s... oehlkew Apr-26-10 03:11 AM by oehlkew 3 463   ---   parnassius charltonius sakai While on the parnassius topic. I have not been able to get charltonius sakai, anyone had luck getting some? John... panzerman Apr-25-10 05:42 PM by panzerman 0 277   ---   El Segundo Blue may be down listed to threatened See the very informative video The Return Of The El Segundo Blue Butterfly from 2 years ago on youtube. Such incuraging news for all us collectors. Th... Missmoth Apr-16-10 09:25 PM by beetlehorn 15 529   ---

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