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Post by papiliotheona on Apr 24, 2017 22:04:34 GMT -8
I collect Speyeria too. I've reared cybele, idalia, nokomis, and coronis (will rear callippe this year).
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Post by Adam Cotton on Apr 25, 2017 0:25:06 GMT -8
Steve: Isabella X dubernardi...do not know which was male or female... It is normal practise for the breeder to put the male name first, so it is likely that isabellae was the male. Adam. |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Apr 25, 2017 3:02:39 GMT -8
Actually there is another good reason why the male was almost certainly isabellae. The group that makes these hybrids uses pheromones (usually from a caged virgin female) to attract wild male isabellae, and immediately hand pair the captured wild male with a female of another species, in this case Actias dubernardii. This is relatively easy because the wild male isabellae has been stimulated by pheromones and so is already ready to mate.
Adam.
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Post by coloradeo on Nov 7, 2017 21:36:50 GMT -8
Here's a S. hesperis I caught this summer. I like how this species has a different coloration on the dorsal side with mostly unsilvered spots. Makes it easier to identify than most of the Speyeria I find on my trips around Colorado.   And one of my local favorites to find on the wing, S. edwardsii.   As an aside, I just posted in the "want ads" for a Speyeria diana female if anyone is interested in unloading one from their papered surplus. Kind regards, Eric |
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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 7, 2017 22:23:23 GMT -8
Something different from out west -- very nice ! You also do some nice preparation on your specimens...
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Post by T.C. on Nov 8, 2017 10:15:13 GMT -8
Some Frits................ Man, that's a pretty nice collection. All collected by you? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 12:32:19 GMT -8
Thnx....... most of the western stuff was by trade or gift. I got the eastern ones....or reared them.
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Post by joee30 on Nov 8, 2017 12:44:32 GMT -8
This one unfortunately isn't in my collection, but I managed to "collect" some pics of it in the wild very late in their season. Next year, I should have some papered ones. This is Speyeria nokomis carsonensis.   |
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