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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2013 2:15:19 GMT -8
 One of my very favourite species Atlides halesus. |
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Post by admin on Oct 21, 2013 10:03:07 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2013 10:46:10 GMT -8
Very nice Clark, a superb species.
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Post by suzuki on Oct 21, 2013 12:02:40 GMT -8
How many did you get to emerge in the end?
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Post by admin on Oct 21, 2013 13:07:41 GMT -8
I got maybe 40 good ones in the end. Not a very good yield I admit. I would do it differently next time by putting only one female per sleeve so that the larvae would have enough food to mature in the sleeve without the necessity of transferring to cuttings. The transferring is what caused a lot of losses.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 21, 2013 13:48:09 GMT -8
These pictures are amazing Clark. I have a papered female from Florida, I can't await to set it.
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Post by evra on Oct 21, 2013 18:00:24 GMT -8
They're pretty common in the deserts. Mistletoe, their host plant, is abundant and conspicuous, infesting mesquite in particular. The end of October and the beginning of November is the peak flight time for the fall flight, which is usually the year's largest. I've seen as many as 30-40 in one day before. Like all hairstreaks, you really have to know where to look though. They used to be my favorite local hairstreak, but I think the Colorado, Arizona, and western green hairstreaks are also high on my list of favorites.
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