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Post by beetlehorn on Jan 5, 2016 20:11:10 GMT -8
After many years of collecting, I have acquired some wonderful insect specimens. Many of them I never thought of ever having in my collection. Still there will always be some that I just can't seem to get. Either they are super rare, or extremely expensive. The three that come to mind for me are Morpho cypris cyanides female, Prepona garleppina, and probably one of the exotic Agrias subspecies that come from Bolivia. In terms of actually going to collect here in North America, I would love to take a trip to Alaska or Canada for Parnassius eversmanni, or even to California for Saturnia walterorum, or albofasciata. Winter months are a good time to dream of what we would like to do or have. Anybody out there have the same thoughts? Tom
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 22:33:51 GMT -8
Wow.....it's hard to just name a few, but my dreams from outside the US would be for Argema bisanti, Vegetia ducalis, Nudaurelia cytheraea, and Polythysania apollina. As far as here in the US, I'd love to go after the western Hemileucas, NW Catocalas, and to catch some Catocala marmorata. The neat thing about doing the blacklighting/baiting all over is that some of these may come to be in due time. Heck....id like to even catch my own Hyparpax aurora.....a little guy. Many of my most desired bugs have already come my way through the years. Honestly....if I never bought another bug, though, I'd be thrilled and thankful for what I already have. Collecting and rearing here with my friends is my main love. Dying to hear what others desire the most........
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Post by timmsyrj on Jan 6, 2016 5:38:56 GMT -8
My main interests have always been Papilionidae and my most desired are O.alexandrae and allotei, homerus, himeros, lampsacus, godfreyi, smeltzi and a female cacicus f.zaddachi, females of antimachus and zalmoxis, all either protected or well, well, well out of my pocket, I prefer to have a house to keep my affordable specimens in.
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Post by poisonarrow on Jan 6, 2016 8:54:51 GMT -8
There are quite a few species, most of them rather small, or from remote locations: A large specimen of Rhaetus westwoodi, and R. w. kazumiae. Lucanus wemckeni from India.To have at one point a complete collection of all Aegus species (a wish which will probably never come true).Sinodendron persicum and S. yunnanense. In US, I would be most interested in getting all Platycerus and Platyceroides species, other then. P. oregonensis. and of course the Apterocyclus species from Kauai. Life is too short, as most of these would probably need to be collected by myself Cheers Ben
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Post by vabrou on Jan 6, 2016 11:07:38 GMT -8
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Post by exoticimports on Jan 6, 2016 12:59:18 GMT -8
I want to catch a bloody P. glaucus dark form. Seen them, never caught one.
Also like to be in Arizona to see myself the Dynastes granti explosion.
Need to discover one more lycaenid so I can name it "tennantisapennis" as I'd threatened.
I'd love to search for the Kauai Sphinx...even if I didn't find anything.
Timmysrj, I had planned to look for godfreyi last year, and all it did was pour rain all week. Didn't even see a mosquito.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2016 16:35:25 GMT -8
Thanks Vernon......I'll have stop there when I visit this spring. They are not common up this way although I'm bound to get one eventually.
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Post by leptraps on Jan 6, 2016 18:32:00 GMT -8
Of all the USA Butterflies east of the Mississippi, the only two I have not collected are Incisalia lanoraeensis and Oeneis polixenes katahdin.
While living in Ohio in 1985, I made three trips to a Bog in Northern New Hampshire where it occurred. It was a 11 hour drive from Cleveland, Ohio to the Bog. We arrived around 2AM and checked into a Bed and Breakfast. Up at daylight, the Sun shining and it was looking good. Had a great breakfast and we were off to the Bog. The directions were perfect. As we prepared to wade in the sun disappeared and cloud cover thickened and it began to rain. We sat in my truck and watched it pour till 2PM. We returned to the B & B and spent the night. The next morning was cold and wet and looked like more rain. Drove to the bog again and sat in the rain till 1PM, We had to be to work in the morning. Stopped for gas about and hour south of the Bog and out popped the sun.
We repeated this twice in 1986. Sat in the rain both days the first trip and during the second trip it rained on Friday and by Saturday afternoon it turned colder and actually spit some snow. I have never been back.
I have seen Oeneis polixenens katahdin in Maine. Could not collect them.
Still on my list.
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Post by rayrard on Jan 6, 2016 22:59:16 GMT -8
I have a random list of species that I'd love to collect here in the U.S. I do quite well with eastern butterflies but I'm missing a few. Excluded are ones that are illegal to collect.
Early Hairstreak (saw 2 at Greylock in 2014 but the butterfly watchers were all over the place) Colorado Hairstreak Mead's Sulphur Magdalena Alpine Hayhurst's Scallppwing (my freaking nemesis as I've looked for this multiple trips and seen it twice but failed to catch any) Golden-banded Skipper Arogos Skipper
Moths: Cecropia Moth (yes, I've never caught or seen this species) Arctia caja and/or Platarctia parthenos Grammia virgo or any of the big Grammia Smerinthus sp. sphinxes Eumorpha labruscae Darapsa versicolor Hyparpax aurora (got the Florida Hyparpax species in 2014) Black Witch Hologram Moth (plusiid) Catocala sappho Catocala unijuga Catocala marmorata
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Post by leptraps on Jan 7, 2016 5:11:46 GMT -8
Attend the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Lepidopterists Society in Colorado and you should get both Colias meadi and Colorado Hairstreak.
During the 2014 meeting in Park City, UT, the Colorado Hairstreak was abundant at Squaw Peak. I actually collected several very fresh female off of flowers with my forceps.
Should you ever visit Kentucky in early July, I have several locations for Erora laeta.
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Post by exoticimports on Jan 7, 2016 5:37:44 GMT -8
Rayrard, you need to come east. Cecropia, polyphemus, promethea, and luna are all quite common. It's pretty routine in late Spring to find cecropia on the side of buildings in the morning.
Chuck
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Post by mothman27 on Jan 7, 2016 12:34:05 GMT -8
Lepidoptera: I would like to find a C. regalis this year. I'm not sure why I haven't seen any because I have seen almost all the other large silkmoths of my area. I'd also like to find a D. rubicunda. I also would like to find a black witch(I may be too far north). Coleoptera: In the way of beetles, I would like to find a D. tityus. Homoptera: It would be neat to find a periodical cicada as well. Mantodea: A praying mantis, in the past I have only found chinese.
There are many more as well. Tim
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Post by 58chevy on Jan 7, 2016 16:10:36 GMT -8
Mothman,
I find C. regalis and D. rubicunda on a regular basis in E. TX. I find black witches and D. tityus occasionally. On rare occasions I find owl moths (Thysania zenobia). My dream bug for the USA is Juniperella mirabilis.
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Post by beetlehorn on Jan 7, 2016 16:43:11 GMT -8
Mothman, If you are serious about finding C. regalis I would suggest going a bit further south. I see you are in Indiana, so I would go into Kentucky maybe even Tennessee and you should find them and D. tityus as well. Late June, early July is when I see most of these bugs. In regards to periodical cicadas, it looks like 2016 will be the year for brood V, and it will emerge in early summer in the following states....NY, OH, VA, WV, and Pennsylvania. There are usually three or four species that come out at the same time in either 13 or 17 year broods, so listen for the different songs they emit, which is available to anyone accessing the website I have included. Witnessing one of these broods at it's height is well worth any naturalists time. It is one of the greatest remaining natural phenomenon left for us to see, especially if you are interested in insects. Here is a link to further help anyone that may be interested in this subject. Tom www.cicadamania.com/genera/
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Post by rayrard on Jan 7, 2016 16:47:04 GMT -8
Rayrard, you need to come east. Cecropia, polyphemus, promethea, and luna are all quite common. It's pretty routine in late Spring to find cecropia on the side of buildings in the morning. Chuck I AM east. I live in Connecticut now but lived in SC for over ten years prior, and grew up in NY. This is what makes it more odd I haven't come across Cecropia. I have plenty of Promethea up here mostly collected as cocoons, and Luna and Polyphemus show up multiple times a year. I have collected Sweetbay cocoons in SC but only a single Tuliptree Silkmoth. I have collected pretty actively since 2007. As with many of these species, I just have to get lucky and find them. I picked up a few species only in the last couple years that were "grails" previously, like Habrosyne and Catocala relicta and concumbens.
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