Hi All,
I am still getting luna and cecropia pairings and there are lots of polyphemus still on the wing, June 23. The latest I have seen wild polyphemus flying on P.E.I. is July 10.
Many thanks to egg subcontractors who have been a great help with egg shipments. Over fifty people have received cecropia eggs this season and I suspect there will still be more orders coming in up to early July. Regalis and Imperialis and Imperialis pini egg orders will be filled in late June - early July.
Unfortunately my trip with Derek Bridgehouse to Sheet Harbour area of Nova Scotia was cancelled due to forecast for rain.
June 24 I had first pairing of Eacles imperialis pini.
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Stev Kohll has sent me images of adults, eggs, all instars and cocoon of Actias felicis that he and Robert Lemaitre have successfully reared on Scots Pine and European Larch. Some photos are by Robert, some are by Steve.
I have also updated the Provinces of China checklists based on information provided by Steve.
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Rainer Plontke has sent beautiful images of Samia luzonica male x Samia ricini female and Samia ricini male x Samia luzonica female hybrids from eggs supplied by Robert Vuattoux. Rearings and images were done by Dominic Ades and Rainer Plontke.
Images and information posted in hybrid section.
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Alan Marson has sent beautiful images of Attacus lorquinii larvae which I will shortly post.
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Horst Kach has sent me images of Erythromeris flexilineata male and female from Loja province, Ecuador.
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Darrell Gulin has sent a series of images of moths encountered in his travels, all to be posted to photo section.
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Joel Szymczyk sent very nice image of a female Callosamia angulifera from his rearing of eggs from a wild female. Image posted in photo section.
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June 20-22, first shipments of Callosamia securifera eggs have gone out; Others to follow shortly. Second brood luna eggs are available from Virginia (June 25).
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Sphingidae Express
Mark Black confirms Deidamia inscriptum from Minneapolis, Minnesota, with image of a larva feeding on grape. Image confirmed by Jim Tuttle. Mark was also successful with eclosion of Hyles euphorbiae, June 18.
Took a female Paonias excaecata at lights June 25 in Montague.
Manuela Leopardi from Caracas (Venezuela) sent me an image of Pseudosphinx tetrio larva for id. Image at top of Venezuela Sphingidae page.
Mike Van Buskirk has sent me a beautiful iamge of a Sphinx dollii larva from Texas. Image posted to S. dollii page.
Aellopos titan and Hemaris diffinis images posted to Washington, County, Minnesota, page.
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At the request of some members I am posting a "BAD TRADERS" report. It can be accessed from the main page of the WLSS.
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Please check the Members' Wish list periodically and help when you can.
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Catocala Capers
Dirk Bayer is seeing a number of Catocala species in Alabama.
Ron Nelson has sent an image of a Catocala amatrix larva, not previously depicted.
Tim Dyson has sent a nice picture of Catocala similis from Peterborough, Ontario.
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Arctiidae Art
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Caterpillars Too!
I dug up some suckers off my large French lilac bush and transplanted them to a clearing out back, and one to center of large flight cage. The blooms attract Hemaris thysbe and Papilio canadensis, both of which I want to rear in large numbers this year. We'll see how it goes.
I posted an image of Erynnis lucilius from Taylor County, Wisconsin, to the Taylor County page, courtesy of Joan F. Rickert. Joan has lots of columbine in her garden and I am hoping she can also get images of larvae.
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