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Post by civix001 on Feb 19, 2017 6:52:30 GMT -8
Hello evreyone,
I'm working on classifying my Sat.
Is someone could help me with the groups of AUTOMERIS ? I need what group are and wich species are in.
Where can I find this on network because books are too expensive for me ?
Best
thank you
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Post by collector on Mar 14, 2017 15:05:53 GMT -8
I highly recommend Bill Oehlke's Saturnidae website. It has all the information you need. There is a one time lifetime membership fee of $25 dollar, ($20 for students and seniors), which is well worth it. Here is the link: www.silkmoths.bizland.com/indexos.htmBedros
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Post by civix001 on Apr 11, 2017 11:41:40 GMT -8
thank you for your anser. I'm already a member of the Bill 's website (the best one for me) My question was because there are so many new Automeris. Of course I know (I think ) the differnts groups and some species that are in. But not the whole species, and also the subgroups . So my question.... Maybe interesting for me and other Saturniidae collector to know about that. Thanks a lot
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Post by oehlkew on Apr 12, 2017 7:28:04 GMT -8
I am able to build the WLSS through the submission of images by members with data. I am happy to try to do ids when images are provided with data (wingspan and locations). Often when images are sent with data it still takes a considerable amount of time for me to do the id work, and in compensation for my time spent with identifications, I like to be able to post the appropriate images, credited to their source. That way the site becomes more useful to everyone who is a member. I am currently working on the approximately 200 new names put forward for Saturniidae in 2016, most of them Hylesia, but also Actias, Attacus and a couple other genera. I do not have permission to post the images of the newly described species in the reference journals or books so the only way I can let members see them is if someone submits an image of one of the newer species and I am able to identify it and post it. It is very time consuming to organize the species into groups and also into national checklists (largely done) and into checklists for one administrative unit (province, department, state, etc.,) below the national level, but I continue to work on that, and for many countries in South and Central America that is near completion. It would help me much if collectors/hobbyists who want help from me are also willing to help with the development of the site by providing images and data. I have spent literally thousands of dollars on the reference material that supports the site, and I work on it almost daily for the last twenty years. I have not seen text references or other online publications that list and depict all known Saturniidae species at both national level and one admin unit below national level. Perhaps someone else will do this for free or at a reasonable cost. I will continue to work at my own pace, and I focus on the area from whence the images and information come. Enough said! Bill Oehlke
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