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Post by homard on Nov 2, 2013 3:45:36 GMT -8
Parallel with Arctiidae (to be posted), I've updated my ancient Catocala collection. It was set up in 1988. Now you can see what I've made of it. This is drawer #1.  And this is #2.  |
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Post by downundermoths on Nov 5, 2013 15:08:42 GMT -8
A, These are lovely. I have only ever seen nupta in the wild... Cheers, B
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2013 17:46:59 GMT -8
Now these are the moths....nice array of catocala specimens. If I could only collect one group of insects, they would be it. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by homard on Nov 6, 2013 1:33:33 GMT -8
A, These are lovely. I have only ever seen nupta in the wild... Cheers, B , Can you imagine Nuptas are virtually vanished? 25 years ago this was the COMMONEST Catocala here. However, last summer I visited the locality and seen there just 3 specimens (even was unable to catch one!)  Now these are the moths....nice array of catocala specimens. If I could only collect one group of insects, they would be it. Thanks for sharing. , I thought you collect exactly only Catocala  Thanks for appreciation of my really modest collection. Even here in the European Russia occurs ca. 15 species of which I have just 9. The majority of collection is from South of Primorsky Territory, where is a true paradise for Catocala. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 16:48:23 GMT -8
Oh no, I am full blown crazy. I go after the leps and coleops pretty hard.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 16:52:15 GMT -8
Oops, forgot to include some from hare...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 16:58:48 GMT -8
And some African gems........
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Post by jensb on Nov 6, 2013 23:56:54 GMT -8
You both have very Nice collections.
Whit both Some very Nice species.
Greets jens
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Post by homard on Nov 8, 2013 4:40:51 GMT -8
Thanks jensb! billgarhte, impressive! Especially striking are the variations of Eacles imperialis and Antheraea polyphemus. BTW why the last African drawer is upside down?  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 8:46:28 GMT -8
Wow, idk why it is up-side-down. It looked fine when I posted it. Weird............
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2013 14:56:29 GMT -8
Thanks Homard.
The drawer that looks like A. Polyphemus is actually A. oculea from NM and AZ.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2013 14:57:36 GMT -8
Oh.....that drawer that was up side down magically righted itself  |
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Post by homard on Nov 13, 2013 3:53:23 GMT -8
Thanks Homard. The drawer that looks like A. Polyphemus is actually A. oculea from NM and AZ. Aha, I see now! When I collected Saturnnidae, it was still considered as a ssp. of Polyphemus!  Oh.....that drawer that was up side down magically righted itself Not for me. Still upside down. Though perhaps I need to clear the cashe of my browser to see. Which am I lazy to do Anyway these are gems no matter how one would look at them! I have something but not many (like Eustera brachyura or E. troglophilla etc.) |
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