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Post by palikan on Apr 27, 2022 11:25:47 GMT -8
Crake, I paired P.multicaudata by hand. it's really very easy and effective. Females are best mated the next day after hatching, although mating is possible on the day of hatching female. Males can be successfully mated for 2-3 days after hatching. It is not necessary to feed the butterflies on the first day after hatching until the second day. Keep males in a cooler, shaded area with as little activity as possible. Increase butterfly activity before mating - place in the sun / under the lamp for at least 1/2 hour. Laying eggs is also easy by following certain rules: 1. You must always have the plant planted and growing well, not pruned branches - even if they are freshly pruned, the female will not lay eggs. 2. Light and especially heat is necessary to stimulate the female to lay eggs. I achieved this by placing a 150W lamp over the box with the plant. It is advisable for the plant to have leaned to bent branches on the top and sides of the box, but it is also essential that there is free space for the butterfly to fly. Use the lamp for about 4 hours a day. 3. Regular feeding of female - honey and water solution is excellent. Watch out for pure sugar with water - it can cause complications. Males - honey, water and energy drink (with vitamins and minerals).
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Post by palikan on Apr 21, 2022 7:53:52 GMT -8
I obtained pupaes from three different sources in Europe. Yes, as I wrote, they are all bred in Central Europe (ash sp.) P.glaucus I bred 3 seasons, 2 generations per year. I had two lines, a offspring of yellow females and a line of black females. I focused mainly on breeding black females, where selected individuals were mated again. In 3-4 generations, intermediate females "just a black line" began to appear. Unfortunately, due to the really bad year 2020 (caterpillar disease), I was forced to stop breeding. This year in Central Europe, P. glaucus was really bad for breeding, because I received reports from friends that no one had kept this species. I ended the breeding by mating P.glaucus dark F X P.multicaudatus M. Here I have some specimens - only males, they all emerged in the same year as they were pupae. No diapause. (females are extremely rare at this crossbreed) All female pupaes have died. I'm adding a picture of males.
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Post by palikan on Apr 20, 2022 9:20:31 GMT -8
I add some photos P.glaucus to this theme:Field reports, Notes on Papilio glaucus and canadensis in NY: Finger Lakes All specimens are from my breeding. I am from Europe. I envy American friends for having such beautiful butterflies in their country.
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Post by palikan on Apr 20, 2022 9:05:50 GMT -8
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Post by palikan on Apr 19, 2022 7:07:41 GMT -8
P.multicaudata is a beautiful butterfly and I can only recommend breeding. It's a lifelong experience, butterflies are big and imposing. Here is a slight color abb.female from my breeding.
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Post by palikan on Oct 31, 2021 13:28:01 GMT -8
It is a new place, it replaces the Insect Fair in Otrokovice. Brno, Pardubice, Prague, Břeclav, České Budejovice ... there are other Insect Fairs in the Czech Republic The situation with Covid is deteriorating, the actions are likely to be canceled
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Post by palikan on Oct 31, 2021 13:07:48 GMT -8
Some prices are in Euros and some in Czech crowns. It's a little confusing
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Post by palikan on Oct 31, 2021 11:08:57 GMT -8
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Post by palikan on Oct 2, 2021 10:50:33 GMT -8
Hi, the seller thanked me for the warning and promised to check this butterfly. If he finds out that this butterfly is male, he will return the money to the buyer. I believe that in the end it will turn out well for the buyer and the money will be returned to him.
Pavel
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Post by palikan on Sept 22, 2021 11:39:43 GMT -8
The seller is not a fraud. I think he himself was deceived by the seller from whom he bought. I informed this seller because I live in the same country and I do not want our country to be considered "liars", so I hope that it will cancel this auction before its end.
Pavel
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Post by palikan on Dec 15, 2020 7:31:24 GMT -8
Again one female for this interesting Meandrusa for sale on Ebay. North Vietnam
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Post by palikan on Feb 12, 2018 9:40:29 GMT -8
Jens is a TOP Dealer and I think a man of his quality would never allow himself to offer "fake" butterfly. In addition, he writes, that he again prepared this butterfly, so he would have to figure out that it would be a fake. I believe him, and it is incredible that he has managed to get such this huge rarity!
Pavel
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Post by palikan on Jul 6, 2017 0:24:10 GMT -8
This year I bred A.paphia. (Last days hatched) I gave about 30 pupae to my friend. Yesterday he sent me a photo of A.paphia which is unique. It is a gynandromorph 1/2 dark-valesina form, 1/2 normal male. But that's not all - it's also aberration !!! Unfortunately, this butterfly is damaged - the right side is distorted. Even so it is a unique specimen !!! I never seen anything like this. Pavel
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Post by palikan on Nov 1, 2016 8:34:09 GMT -8
I mean this unusual form on photos. Never seen for sale in spring. Maybe there was not "catcher" in the spring (on this place). On spring - only normal females for sale.
Pavel
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Post by palikan on Nov 1, 2016 2:50:50 GMT -8
This interesting butterfly is still catching only in July (year 2015 also 2016.) It would be useful to find out, whether have only one generation per year.
Pavel
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