Nudaurelia anna mirei female, Boumba-Bek NP, Sud Est Cameroon,
500m, February 2011, courtesy of Sebastian Brandner.
Hi All,
Happy Valentine's day on February 14
I am taking orders for cocoons and pupae, and I still have a nice inventory of the species listed at bottom of this page.
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For the first time a specimen of Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) anna mirei, Cameroon, courtesy of Sebastian Brandner, is depicted on WLSS.
Nudaurelia anna mirei female, Boumba-Bek NP, Sud Est Cameroon,
500m, February 2011, courtesy of Sebastian Brandner.
I have received my copies of the Entomo Satsphingia journals from Frank Meister and have been quite busy creating new files and moving some images around. I have now created new files, based on 2008-2011 DNA barcoding results, for most of the Arsenurinae, Saturniinae, Hemileucinae, and will soon do same for the Ceratocampinae.
I have done some updates (image relocations) to some Automerina, Automeris (abdominalis group), Catacantha, Rhodinia and Hyperchiria species. I am sure it will take the best part of 2012 just to reassign the many images that have been submitted in the past and to get them relocated into new designations.
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I have just finished updates to Attacus section, and during my search for additional images was very pleased to find this image of a live Attacus inopinatus.
I was not able to find contact information from Craig Robson, but will continue to try to locate him to get okay for posting his image. There was no reference to restrictions on image use or contact information in his blog.
WLSS member Andrei Rosen sent me an image that we both think is most likely Attacus paraliae, but it has a strange?? location associated with it, and it may be an undescribed species from Papua New Guinea. See the Attacus section for image of spread moth.
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I have recently received images of Gynanisa maja and Gonimbrasia wahlbergii from two different photographers in South Africa. I very much look forward to spring in North America.
Gonimbrasia walhbergii male, Hilton, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa,
January 20, 2012, courtesy of Sure Bentley, id by Bill Oehlke
I will shortly be selecting the winners of the 2011 Photography Contests (larva and adult moth), and hope to have the results posted very soon.
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Arctonotus lucidus is flying in San Diego County, southern California.
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Please be sure to includes species, quantities, your shipping address and method of payment in any enquiries/requests that you send to me at Bill Oehlke.
January 2012 specials
I have extra overwintering promethea and cecropia cocoons available at $4.00 US and $6.00 US, respectively. Also available are overwintering Antheraea polyphemus at
$4.50, Automeris io at $4.50; Eacles imperialis sold in pairs at $14.00/pair.
One shipping and handling fee of $8.00 for shipments to US destinations. More for S & H to overseas countries. Cocoons to be shipped from New Hampshire after
receipt of payment by personal check or Paypal. Always get confirmation of availability before sending payment.
Regular prices after January 1 -31 sale:
The following species are now available for fall and winter sales, while supplies last, to US and overseas destinations:
Antheraea polyphemus, $4.75
Automeris io, $4.50
Callosamia promethea, $4.50
Eacles imperialis, $16.00/pair
Hyalophora cecropia, $6.50
All parcels to US destinations will be $8.00 for S & H whether you order a single item or fifty items, etc. S & H for overseas orders will depend upon size of order and location. Do not send payment until your request has been confirmed. When making a request, please be sure to include all of the following:
1) your complete name and shipping address
2) list of species and quantities desired
3) email address in text of message to me
4) specify your planned method of payment:
a) personal check, preferred for all US orders
b) International bank or postal money order in US funds
c) Paypal in US dollars which will include approximate increase in costs by 7% to cover 4% Paypal transaction fee and 3% currency conversion fee.
All orders to US destinations will be shipped either from New Hampshire from November until very early spring while supplies last.
If you have a surplus of overwintering livestock of North American Saturniidae species that you would be willing to sell to me in bulk at wholesale prices, please let me know, Bill Oehlke. I am very interested in obtaining lunas.
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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 $0.79 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.
I am now completely sold out in Canada.