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Post by exoticimports on Jun 2, 2021 4:51:47 GMT -8
I've caught thousands of C undulosa, and they all look pretty much the same. This one (top) though has a lot of bright white. It's not just fresh, I've bred them as well, and they all look pretty much like the bottom specimen.  |
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Post by exoticimports on Jun 4, 2021 10:46:56 GMT -8
Adding: I was soliciting input. :-)
I looked at my reference specimens, and they all look like the bottom specimen. So I looked at images online and found those with light colored FW, but since they were live, no HW detail.
Now, with the plethora of "recently discovered" (e.g. cryptic) species/ssp., I wonder if it might be something overlooked. Brightness aside, there are other differences I see, such as the wave in the HW.
That's why I ask: anyone have a specimen like the top one?
Thanks,
Chuck
p.s. in my own defense, the bottom specimen looks poorly set, that's just camera angle. Wierd.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 4, 2021 11:54:10 GMT -8
Sorry I cannot comment - apart from unfamiliarity with the species, I cannot access the lensdump photos on my computer. Hopefully some more informative feedback than mine will be forthcoming soon.
Adam.
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Post by 58chevy on Jun 4, 2021 13:08:45 GMT -8
I usually ignore undulosa because they are so common. However, the ones in my collection are all lighter than the top specimen in the picture above. If you have the Tuttle book (Hawk Moths of N. America), turn to Plate 9, #10. That's what mine look like.
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Post by LEPMAN on Jun 17, 2021 17:27:43 GMT -8
I've caught thousands of C undulosa, and they all look pretty much the same. This one (top) though has a lot of bright white. It's not just fresh, I've bred them as well, and they all look pretty much like the bottom specimen. Did you rear on ash or oak? Assuming you had them lay on trimmings? |
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Post by exoticimports on Jun 18, 2021 3:43:00 GMT -8
It was so long ago that I don't remember what I fed the larvae. Probably ash. I'm trying to think of anything I've raised on oak, I'm sure I have because I can see in my memories oak in containers, but can't say for certain.
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Post by LEPMAN on Jun 18, 2021 12:25:49 GMT -8
It was so long ago that I don't remember what I fed the larvae. Probably ash. I'm trying to think of anything I've raised on oak, I'm sure I have because I can see in my memories oak in containers, but can't say for certain. Thanks! Just wondering since I just started rearing some |
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Post by leptraps on Jun 19, 2021 8:03:58 GMT -8
The top specimen is a female and the bottom specimen is a male. A rather common Sphinx moth.
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