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Post by leptraps on Feb 1, 2021 13:39:15 GMT -8
There was a small Magnolia Tree in place of the big tree and the ring of flowers was gone. Although I drove through Swainsboro to get to Statesboro and my motel, I had no memory of the area except my encounter with Papilo palamedes 64 years before.
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Post by 58chevy on Feb 4, 2021 13:07:12 GMT -8
trehopr,
FYI, there is a subspecies? (form vazquezae) of H. charitonius from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of TX. The wing color is more brownish and the yellow is more orangeish. Otherwise, it looks just like the Florida variety. Your specimens are very nicely spread. Do you cover the wings with microscope slides while they are drying?
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Post by wingedwishes on Feb 19, 2021 9:04:58 GMT -8
I once found a roosting together of Zebra Longwings when living in Florida. One sweep with my net and there were 13 inside. The Black Witch Moth captures are my favorites. Always caught them inside of buildings (dog kennels) next to large forests..
My most bone head move (and most memorable) was catching P. glaucus in an area in Florida. There were several dozen swarming a blooming button bush. I caught one and pulled it from the net but saw that there was a big triangular bite from a wing so I quickly let it go. As it opened its wings and flew away I noticed that it was nearly solid yellow. No, I was unable to capture it again. Like the 'fish that got away' story that every fisherman knows......
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Post by jhyatt on Feb 19, 2021 9:50:36 GMT -8
My first exotic catch was a Vanessa virginiensis, hand-caught from a planter at the airport in Quito. My first European catch was a Thymelicus lineola taken in Germany.
My first catch in Venezuela was a big Black Witch in a bait trap. I could have stayed in my back yard in Tennessee and caught all three! Fortunately, later
exotic catches were more exciting...
Cheers,
jh
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