Antheraea jana fifth instar, courtesy/copyright Leroy Simon.
Hi All,
Both Leroy Simon and Kirby Wolfe or Kirby Wolfe still have copies of their DVD's of Saturniidae images available.
Leroy recently sent me a new DVD of images not previously posted to WLSS. I have begun to post them to species files and to Leroy Simon Saturniidae Collection. Leroy also just sent me a recent photo of himself which I have posted to his credits page.
I would very much like to display photos of as many photographers as possible on respective credits pages. If you can send them along, it would be much appreciated.
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For the first time on WLSS larvae of Antheraea jana, instars 1, 2, 3 and 5 from Java, are depicted, courtesy of Leroy Simon.
I have posted a number of additional images to the Leroy Simon Collection.
Antheraea jana fifth instar, courtesy/copyright Leroy Simon.
For the first time a live Automeris orestes male is depicted on WLSS. The image confirms a suspected, but previously undocumented, presence in Guyana.
Many thanks to Daniel Marlos who runs the website called "What's That Bug?". Daniel frequently alerts me of Saturniidae, Sphingidae and Catocala images that are sent to him for identifications. I help when I can, and Daniel usually provides me with contact information so I can get permission to post the photos.
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Robert Vuattoux has sent a series of images of a male hybrid from Saturnia pavonia male x Saturnia (Eriogyna) pyretorum female.
Larva and cocoons had been posted earlier.
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Marc Fischer sent me very nice images of an Attacus atlas bilateral gynandromorph from Java, Indonesia. He has also sent a closeup shot of the antennae, looking at them head on. Visit Aberrations in Specialty Area to see images.
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Luigi Racheli has just sent an image of a male Arsenura batesii aurantiaca. Only three or four specimens of this species are known to exist in worldwide collections.
Alejandro Borquez has sent very nice images and write up regarding the life cycle of Eudyaria zeta in Argentina. Foodplants are listed and depicted, and larvae and pupae are depicted for first time on WLSS.
Eudyaria zeta, Buenos Aires, Argentina, courtesy of Alejandro Bourquez.
Horst Kach has sent me recto and verso (spread) images of some of the less common Ecuadorian Saturniidae. Many of the verso images make a first time appearances on WLSS.
Arsenura sylla sylla, Automerina vala, Automeris gabriellae, Cerodirphia cutteri, Cerodirphia flavoscripta, Cerodirphia moto moto, Copaxa expandens or andensis, Copaxa novocineracea, Dirphia brevifurca, Dirphia radiata, Hylesiopsis festiva, Hypermerina kasyi, Paradaemonia nycteris, Parqadaemonia ruschii, Paradaemonia samba. Horst took these pictures from the collection of his friend, Franzisco Piñas.
Paradaemonia samba female (verso), Ecuador,
courtesy of Horst Kach, digital repair by Bill Oehlke.
He also includes images of instars 3, 5 and 6 of Gamelia viettei from Hollin, Napo, Ecuador, also on Inga.
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Larry Valentine has sent a female Leucanella which I have determined as L. memusae gardineri. The location in Minas Gerais, Brazil, is at higher elevation and further north in Brazil than indicated by Lemaire, but I am pretty sure it is gardineri, based mostly on prominence of wing venation. Perhaps it is viridescens. Larry also sends a verso image, posted to the gardineri file.
Leucanella memusae gardineri female, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
February 19, 2011, 925m, courtesy of Larry Valentine.
Prohylesia rosalinda male (maybe zikani), Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
August 23, 2009, courtesy of Larry Valentine.
Franz Renner has sent beautiful images of all instars of Actias neidhoeferi from Taiwan. He also provides a new larval host, and this is first time larvae of this species have been depicted on WLSS.
Actias neidhoeferi fifth instar on Larix decidua, Taiwan,
August 22, 2010, courtesy of Franz and Julian Renner
Horst Kach has sent beautiful images of Leucanella janeira from Brazil: female and instars 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. He reared them on oak, a new foodplant for this species.
Alan Marson has reared what he believes are larvae of Antheraea cordifolia. Images of eggs, frst, second, fourth and fifth instars are posted to the cordifolia file.
Antheraea cordifolia fifth instar on Eucalyptus gunnii,
Sulawesi, courtesy of Alan Marson.
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Nigel Venters now has sent images of Dirphia cadioui larvae, second, third, fourth and fifth instar larvae from Calilegua, Jujuy, Argentina, source and has provided information detailed info regarding behaviour. See the cadioui file.
On February 11, Nigel had written, "These larvae are extremely gregarious at all stages, and as each instar progresses, they will wait until all have changed before moving again. Their movement is a single file (Indian file), where there seems to be a leader, and all others just follow. As they become larger, they spend all their time, (When not feeding) bunched together on a main branch/trunk, presenting a formidable barrier to predators I assume."
Nigel is rearing a small number outside of sleeve for easier photography.
Dirphia cadioui sixth instar, Calilegua, Jujuy, Argentina,
February 10, 2011, courtesy of Nigel Venters.
Gary Saunders sent me many beautiful images in early January. I have finally posted them.
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I still have more images from Horst Kach to post and hope to get to them before the end of February. I also hope to get to the many images sent to me by Thomas Jantscher and Alan Marson and Gary Saunders and many others. I have just posted some very nice pictures of Saturniidae from Yokadouma, Est Province, Cameroon, courtesy of Michelle Constanza, via Antoine Guyonnet. Although the picture quality is not excellent, Michelle has begun to make it a point to also photgraph the faces of the moths so antennae are in clear view. She has also been sending recto images. For the first time on WLSS a live male Micragone joiceyi is depicted.
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As of January 16, 2011:
The following species are still available for sale in USA or overseas only. In Canada, I have only luna, polyphemus and some Anisota virginiensis left.
Actias luna at $4.35 US/cocoon
Antheraea polyphemus as $4.75
Callosamia promethea at $4.35/cocoon
Citheronia splendens sinaloensis at $16.00/pair, males at $6.00/male
Hyalophora cecropia at $6.20/cocoon
The following butterfly pupae are available:
Pterourus troilus (spicebush swallowtail) at $4.25/pupa
Ask about volume (10 or more items of a single species) discounts for luna, polyphemus and cecropia, as various supliers still have inventory.
Check the newsletters periodically during fall and winter months in case anything new becomes available.
Always confirm availability before sending a payment.
Please note: I reside in Canada at the following address and payment must be sent to me only at this address:
Bill Oehlke
155 Peardon Road
Montague, Prince Edward Island, C0A 1R0
Canada
Postage from USA to Canada is $0.75 so please use that amount on your envelope with your payment.
This will not likely be the address that will be on the box of cocoons/pupae which you receive. I, myself, will be shipping some cocoons from New Jersey in mid to late October. Do not send payment to that address. One US shipping partner will be shipping cocoons from New Hampshire. Do not send payment to that address. Send payments exclusively to name and address above in Canada.
Please also note: I prefer to receive payment by personal check in US funds. I have a US account here at my local bank. When I receive funds in US dollars I can deposit those checks directly into my US account and do not lose any funds for currency conversions. I can then use those funds, again without having to pay the bank any currency conversion fees, to pay the many US suppliers for the cocoons they have sent to me in New Jersey or to my shipping partner in New Hampshire.
I can also accept International bank or postal money orders, but those must be International money orders in US funds. Please do not send payment in the form of US money orders as they are cashable only in US, and I am in Canada.
I can accept payment in US dollars via Paypal, but there is approximate 4% Paypal transaction fee that I would tack onto your invoice as that is what Paypal charges me. Paypal also directly deposits only into my Canadian account. They convert the money into Canadian dollars. In order to pay my sources in US, I have to reconvert those Canadian dollars back into US dollars and the bank always charges a fee for that, usually from 3-4% on the exchange rate. I would also tack that onto your invoice if you wish to pay by Paypal. Once again I prefer to receive payments by personal check. Please make sure you have sufficient funds in your account to cover your payment.
For overseas customers, I will accept Paypal payent in US funds or direct bank transfers, or personal checks in US dollars, drawn on a US bank. I have also accepted US banknotes in registered letters. I am very interested in purchasing your excess stock (US breeders and Canadian breeders), especially of the less commonly offered species. Please let me know what you might have available for bulk purchases at wholesale prices. US stock can be bulk shipped to US address which I will provide. Do not ship from USA to my Canadian address
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Sphingidae Express
I am very much interested in receiving and displaying images of Sphingidae adults, eggs, larvae and pupae, even of the common species.
Please always send data to include date and location, at least to county level.
I would very much like to continue creation of County/Province level checklists for USA and Canada, and am also very interested in refining checklists for Central and South America.
During the winter months I hope to further develop the African section. If you have images and or data, please send them along.
Maria Gabriela Betancur Viglione recently sent me a Sphingidae checklist for Uruguay.
Maria Gabriela writes, February 23, 2011:
Estimados amigos:
El motivo de esta comunicación es informarles que a partir del lunes
28 de este mes sale mi nuevo libro: Mariposas del Uruguay, Argentina,
Brasil y Paraguay.
Esta es la primer guía de mariposas del Uruguay; con más de 100
fotografías de 80 especies frecuentes en nuestro país y países
vecinos.
Por ejemplo en este libro van a ver a la especie T. Agripina con hasta
35 cm de envergadura, lo que la transforma en una de las más grandes
del mundo además de varias especies de hermosos colores tanto diurnas
como nocturnas.
Cada ficha se complementa la descripción de la especie, con mapas de
distribución para Uruguay, sur de Brasil, Argentina y Paraguay;
hábitat más frecuente para localizar a los adultos; así como las
plantas hospederas de las orugas, para aquellos interesados en la
reproducción de estos seres increíbles.
El costo del mismo a un precio lanzamiento de $300 (pesos uruguayos) .
Los interesados podrán solicitarlo al e-mail: Maria Gabriela Betancur Viglione o al
celular de la autora: 095 205 900
Agradecemos la difusión de esta noticia!!
Saluda atentamente,
María Gabriela Bentancur Viglione
Magister en Zoología
Email: Maria Gabriela Betancur Viglione
Cel: 095 205 900
www.guyunusa.com
This is the first guide to butterflies of Uruguay, with over 100 photographs of 80 species common in our country and neighboring countries.
For example in this book will see the species T. Agrippina with up to 35 cm wingspan, making it the one of the largest in the world besides several species of beautiful colors day and night.
Each photo will complement the description of the species, distribution maps of Uruguay, southern Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay most common habitat to locate adults and host plants of caterpillars, for those interested in learning more about these incredible beings.
Currency converter indicates 300.00 UYU = approximately 15.5007 USD, February 23, 2011. I do not know the shipping charges. Contact Maria Gabriella by email or cell phone for more details.
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