niseoryctes
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Beetle collector from Japan.
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Post by niseoryctes on Apr 20, 2022 21:10:22 GMT -8
I have been studying abroad in Vancouver for a year and I'm also the beetle collector.
I heard Platycerus oregonensis lives in Vancouver. So, I really want to catch it by myself!
Does anyone teach me how to catch Platycerus oregonensis?
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Post by livingplanet3 on Apr 21, 2022 7:31:05 GMT -8
I have been studying abroad in Vancouver for a year and I'm also the beetle collector. I heard Platycerus oregonensis lives in Vancouver. So, I really want to catch it by myself! Does anyone teach me how to catch Platycerus oregonensis? I recommend asking on BeetleForum ( beetleforum.net/), as there might be some members on that forum who have experience in collecting P. oregonensis. There was some discussion of this species on BeetleForum in 2014 - beetleforum.net/topic/1922-interesting-behavior-i-observed-on-oregon-stag-beetle/ |
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jwa121
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Post by jwa121 on Apr 21, 2022 8:23:21 GMT -8
I am in Vancouver.
The University of British Columbia’s online specimen records for Platycerus oregonensis show that this species has been collected at several locations around Metro Vancouver, including Stanley Park and Pacific Spirit Park, near UBC, in Point Grey.
A report online says Platycerus oregonensis has been found boring in beach driftwood, just above the shoreline.
I am very familiar with Pacific Spirit Park, in Point Grey. I think Pacific Spirit Park would be the best location for this species in Vancouver. Please message me if you would like to discuss further.
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niseoryctes
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Post by niseoryctes on Apr 21, 2022 19:43:15 GMT -8
I am in Vancouver. The University of British Columbia’s online specimen records for Platycerus oregonensis show that this species has been collected at several locations around Metro Vancouver, including Stanley Park and Pacific Spirit Park, near UBC, in Point Grey. A report online says Platycerus oregonensis has been found boring in beach driftwood, just above the shoreline. I am very familiar with Pacific Spirit Park, in Point Grey. I think Pacific Spirit Park would be the best location for this species in Vancouver. Please message me if you would like to discuss further. Thank you for replying! I chopped the rotten woods and I still haven't found it in Green Timbers Urban Park. In your opinion, it sounds this species are prefer to lay eggs near the coast. In addition, Japanese Pltycerus species make a marks after they lay eggs on the log. Like this "(・)". Do this species make same mark? And also, I want to know when are the suitable seasons for chopping dead log and catching generated adult beetle. |
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niseoryctes
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Beetle collector from Japan.
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Post by niseoryctes on Apr 21, 2022 21:13:47 GMT -8
I have been studying abroad in Vancouver for a year and I'm also the beetle collector. I heard Platycerus oregonensis lives in Vancouver. So, I really want to catch it by myself! Does anyone teach me how to catch Platycerus oregonensis? I recommend asking on BeetleForum ( beetleforum.net/), as there might be some members on that forum who have experience in collecting P. oregonensis. There was some discussion of this species on BeetleForum in 2014 - beetleforum.net/topic/1922-interesting-behavior-i-observed-on-oregon-stag-beetle/Thank you for letting me know！ |
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Post by benihikage92 on Apr 23, 2022 0:44:11 GMT -8
We currently have 10 kinds of Platycerus in Japan. The number of the species has been increasing since P. acuticollis was separated from the first species, P. delicatulus, in 1969. P. sue was found in 2007. P. albisomni and P. viridicuprus were separated from P. acuticollis in 2008.
Two or three species are sometimes found in one spot. Different sizes of rotten wood have been used by different species. For example P. kawadai likes thin and dry wood, while P. delicatulus prefers thicker and wetter wood. As Niseoryctes said, you find marks which look like (･) where they lay eggs. P. albisomni is known to come to opening leaf buds of Ash, Oak and Beech trees in spring, making this species the easiest to catch among Japanese Platycerus species. They bite buds and lick the sap. I caught a male of Platycerus oregonensis in flight in May in McDonald Forest in Corvallis, Oregon about 40 years ago when I was looking for Parnassius clodius. This early activity of the species might suggest that it also comes to opening buds of certain kinds of trees.
Kuni
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