Arsenura ponderosa ponderosa female, Christalino Lodge, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil,
September 23, 2014, courtesy of Brian Fletcher, id by Bill Oehlke.
Hi All,
I also currently have an oversupply of cecropia and luna cocoons and eastern tiger swallowtail pupae and some new Callosamia promethea cocoons as well as a good number of Antheraea polyphemus cocoons. Thus I am posting this notice, offering some nice discounts in a Christmas special on remaining and new inventory. From now until last 2014 shipping date in December (15th) the following prices will be in effect for new orders:
Saturniidae:
Actias luna $4.60/cocoon
Agapema homogena $11.00/cocoon; 1 left
Antheraea polyphemus $5.10/cocoon
Antheraea oculea $6.75/cocoon; now sold out
Callosamia promethea $4.75/cocoon
Hyalophora cecropia $6.25/cocoon
Samia Cynthia $5.50/cocoon; now sold out
Butterflies:
Papilio troilus $4.90/pupa (spicebush swallowtail) now sold out
Papilio glaucus $4.90/pupa (eastern tiger swallowtail)
Possibly there will also be overwintering ios from Alabama and from Texas at $5.00/cocoon. I will commit these items (short supply items) to those who respond first. Please specify species and quantities if you are interested.
Bill Oehlke
There are some Eacles imperialis pupae available from Alabama at $8.00/pupae.
Shipping and handling on all orders within US will be $9.00 whether you order a single item or 100 items, etc.
If you wish to place an order, do not send payment yet, but please do send right away the following information in an email back to me:
1) Your complete shipping address
2) Species and quantities of each that you would like to receive
3) Your method of payment personal check (preferred) or paypal. With Paypal there is a paypal fee of 4% that would be added to your total price,
and that can increase the price rather dramatically if you place a large order. I can also accept international postal money orders or bank international
money orders in US funds, but please note they have to be international money orders.
Do not send any payment until I have confirmed your order. Hopefully I will be able to do that within a few days of receipt of your email to me, and I can let you know the total amount due at that time. On the Monday after receipt of payment your order wil be dispatched.
Bill Oehlke
Box 476
Montague, PE, C0A 1R0
Canada
Check with post office before you mail the payment to make sure you have correct postage. It might even be more than $1.15 by time you are ready to send it.
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Mike Buzckowski of Pennsylvania is very interested in making a collecting trip to Ecuador in the spring. He is interested in travelling with or meetings others there for the same purpose. He can be reached by email MikeBuczkowski@comcast.net or by phone: Phone # 724 941 4053.
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Pam Globen writes:
"Hi Bill,
"I was wondering if you are still willing to send me some moth photos to use in the exhibit. Photographers will be given photo credit.
It would be a big help to get photos that will help us teach people abut the beauty and natural history of moths. My "wish list" is below:
1) photos of native moths (with identification)
2) photos that would show different types of antennae structure
3) photos of the life cycle of 1 species of moth for a life-cycle poster
4) photos of a moth with wings closed and open
5) photos showing moth camouflage
6) photos showing predators feeding on a moth (screech owl, spider, praying mantis, bird, toad, etc.)
7) photos of moth larvae (identified)
Our audience ranges from pre-school children to adults, with a target of 3rd & 4th graders - we teach a lot of elementary school programs.
Thank you Bill, for any help you can provide. I think people will find moths to be very interesting!"
Pam is in New York and is primarliy interested in large images of North American Saturniidae and Sphingidae (adults or larvae).
Director, Wildlife Education Center
Hudson Highlands Nature Museum
P.O. Box 451 Cornwall, NY 12518
Pam writes, "I work at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum and I curate small natural history exhibits that change out every 2 years. This year I'm working on an exhibit called Marvellous Moths, which opens mid January 2015. In previous years I have had some of your luna and cecropia larvae on exhibit here, this year I hope to have larva and adults at some point in the exhibit. I design our exhibits with something for everyone - pre-schoolers to adults; our target audience is 4th graders."
If you would like to help Pam in this project by sharing images or ideas, please let me know and I wil release her contact information to you.
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This is the first time I have ben able to post an image of a female Arsenura ponderosa ponderosa. The location is also a first for Mato Grosso.
Arsenura ponderosa ponderosa female, Christalino Lodge, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil,
September 23, 2014, courtesy of Brian Fletcher, id by Bill Oehlke.
Sphingidae Express
Vadim Kroutov adds a range for Manduca incisa into Misiones, Argentina, with the following image.
Manduca incisa male, 85mm, Misiones, Argentina,
courtesy of Vadim Kroutov.
Manduca leucospila Mesada de las Colmenas, Calilegua NP, Jujuy, Argentina,
November 9, 2014, 1150m, courtesy of Ezequiel Núñez Bustos.
Catocala Capers
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Please note: I reside in Canada at the following address and payment for Saturniidae livestock (eggs, cocoons, pupae) and/or sleeves must be sent to me only at this address:
Bill Oehlke
Box 476
155 Peardon Road
Montague, Prince Edward Island, C0A 1R0
Canada
Postage from USA to Canada is $1.15 (2014 rate) so please use that amount on your envelope with your payment.
If you are in US and order cocoons or pupae from me this fall or winter, you will probably see a New Jersey return address on the shipping box. Do not send payment to the New Jersey address; send it to name and address above please.
This website has been created and is maintained by Bill Oehlke without government or institutional financial assistance. All expenses, ie., text reference support material, webspace rental from Bizland and 1&1, computer repairs/replacements, backups systems, software for image adjustments (Adobe Photoshop; L-View), ftp software, anti-virus protection, scanner, etc. are my own. The one-time-life-time membership fee that is charged at the time of the registration covers most of those expenses.
I very much appreciate all the many images that have been sent to me, or of which I have been granted permission to copy and post from other websites. All images on this site remain the property of respective photographers.
If you would like to contribute to the maintenace of this website by sending a contribution to
Bill Oehlke
Box 476
155 Peardon Road
Montague, Prince Edward Island, C0A1R0
Canada
your donation would be much appreciated and would be used for
1) paying for webspace rental;
2) paying for computer maintenance and software upgrades;
3) purchases of additional text reference material (journals and books) in an effort to stay current with new species;
4) helping to pay my daughter's tuition (She has now completed her B.A. (two years ago) and B. Ed. (spring 2013) and is certified to teach)
and has been working full time as of September with contract until end of first semester in January.
I also hope to expand the North American Catocala site as well as the Sphingidae of the Americas site, to worldwide sites, and that will require additional funds for reference materials, etc. Both of those site are linked from your WLSS homepage.
If you are mailing a check from USA, please use $1.15 postage (2014 rate). Donations can also be made through Paypal via the button below.
Donations are not required to maintain your standing as a WLSS member, nor do they gain you any preferencial treatment with regard to livestock and/or supplies (sleeves), compared to other WLSS members. All WLSS members get first crack at my annual offerings and get an approximate discount of 10% as compared to non-members.
I do usually ask donors if they have any special requests for information on WLSS, and I try to accomodate when appropriate or within my ability to do so.