November, 2002
"Mothly Newsletter"

Hi All,

Christmas is coming. Give someone a gift, lifetime membership to World's Largest Saturniidae Site. Membership price during month of December is $20.00. Send me an email for details.

Maybe you know a youngster (or oldster) that would also like some cocoons or pupae.

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CONTESTS: Please take time to vote. There will be a ballot draw for a special prize of $25.00 toward livestock/supplies purchase.

You are eligible only if you take time to cast a vote.

Check out the "Contests section". Yes, you may vote for your own submission, one vote/category!

So far, two REARING ARTICLES have been submitted for your vote. They are in the member's articles section. $25.00 prize. Vote by email (author's name) for one of the following, please:

1) Indoor Container for Raising Caterpillars by Brian Jalas, June 2002; or

2) The Luna Moth (Actias luna) Information about Life-cycle and Rearing by John Campbell, June 2002

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Two Humorous Anecdotes have been submitted for your vote. They are in the FUN ITEMS section. $25.00 prize. Vote by email (author's name) for one of the following, please:

1) "HEY, LOOK, THEY'RE COPULATING" by James K. Adams; or

2) BETTER THAN DISNEY by Louise Dawson

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Jeff Ausmus has won $15.00 U.S. "credit for supplies" prize for the nicest set (my judgment) of life history images (eggs, at least three different instars, cocoons and adult) of Actias luna.

Congratulations, Jeff. Thanks for your submission. Check it out in the PHOTOGRAPHY section. Let me know how to apply your credit.

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Reminder that there is a members' vote for the nicest individual image in the PHOTOGRAPHY section. $25.00 prize. There are over 100 images to chose from. Please identify by species and photographer.

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On December 1, 2002, a quiz on one of the "taxonomists" will be posted just below the paragraph about Quizzes in the CONTESTS section. You will be asked to name the recognized "namer/describer" of one of the North American species. First email to reach me with correct answer will receive $10.00 credit toward supplies or livestock.

On December 15, 2002, a second quiz about one of the taxonomists will be posted, same place. First email to reach me with correct answer will receive $10.00 credit toward supplies or livestock.

Hint: There is now some information about some of the taxonomists on the Catocala website. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/catocala.html in the Classification and Common Names section.

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Spider Barbour sent me (end of October) a nice email about Saturniidae Predators. I have put it into html format and posted it in the Members' Articles section.

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Karen Perizzolo sent me an interesting article by Dr. Judith E. Smith. The topic is microsporidians. I have summarized the article, inserting some definitions and my own thoughts. The revision will soon appear in Bill's Articles.

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Brian Lee is very interested in obtaining Actias maenas cocoons. brianlee@goldenfly.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Emily Tencsar at tenc0004@tc.umn.edu is very interested in obtaing some Hemileuca maia egg rings.

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Karl Piela of Chicopee, Massachusetts, writes:

Hi Bill,
I'm wondering if you could post a few sentences in your next Mothly Newsletter? I'm planning on travelling to French Guiana early next year and am hoping to find a travel companion which makes for a safer and more interesting trip. At this time of year the saturniid's are at their peak in the primary rainforest and there is a good chance of collecting Titanus giganteus (Cerambycidae). Cost would be around $2500.00 + air-fare. These trips are led by Entomotech and are professionally hosted with a guide, light and bait traps.

Thanks, Karl Piela
Contact Karl at Morpho7Blue@aol.com

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Felix Stumpe has recently sent me some hybrid images and an image of Antheraeopsis youngi. Check out his offerings in the dried specimens section. Checkout hybrid section and Antheraeopsis pages.

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Martin Jagelka has recently sent me images of Rothschildia jorulla moths and Gamelia rindgei larvae. Check them out in photography section and regular files. Visit Martin's site at http://www.insectweb.host.sk +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

My father still has Citheronia regalis pupae for sale.

You can order many species from my father over the phone: 908-439-2462 in New Jersey. Please note the 10% membership discount does not apply to stocks ordered from my father except for the luna and cynthias which I can send to him from here.

Don Oehlke,
34 McCann Mill Road,
Pottersville,
New Jersey 07979

Here is his list:

Actias luna $3.50 (members' price = $3.15)
Antheraea polyphemus $4.00
Automeris io $3.50
Callosamia promethea $3.50
Samia cynthia $4.00 (members' price = $3.60)

Citheronia regalis $16.00 per pair

There is one shipping and handling fee of $6.00 on all orders.

Ten percent membership discount does apply on the following

Sphingidae:

Pachysphinx modesta $3.50 = $3.15
Ceratomia undulosa $3.50 = $3.15
Paonias excaecatus $3.00 probably sold out now
Paonias myops $3.00
Cressonia juglandis $3.00

Butterflies (no discount-except for orders already paid for):

Papilio glaucus $3.50 (tiger swallowtail)
Papilio troilus $3.50 (spicebush swallowtail)

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Membership access is at

http://www.insectcompany.com/silkmoth/kurthi.htm

No password or login is necessary.

Click on reload or restore if it doesn't load up first time.

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Visit my new North American Catocala website at
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/catocala.html
Check out the egg images in the REARING article.
Thanks go to Kirby Wolfe.

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This is now a free website, sponsored by Alain van Vaive, available at http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/usatable.htm

There is a special members only section and livestock (at discount prices) will only be available to members.

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Kirby has sent another set of beautiful images for November. Check them out if you haven't already done so.

*********SPECIAL NOTICES*********

Starting soon (spring 2003) I will have a special notice board for egg availability on site.

This will be for items (species) that my father and I usually do not offer. It is too time consuming for me to send out individual notices when I receive email from members offering eggs, but there are some interesting species that members sometimes have available and I hate to see you miss out on them. I will begin posting in spring if you advise me by email of availability.

********NEWSLETTERS:***********

The Mothly Newsletter (not a typo) will be sent out monthly via email.

If you do not wish to receive the newsletter, let me know and I will remove your name from the newsletter mailing list. Same applies to "Sphinx Express" for the fast-fliers' enthusiasts.

*********SPECIAL REQUESTS*********

Save your empty cocoons for Carol Neeves. She works with the silk and would like all the empties you can send her. Carol has just set me a write up with pictures to show what she does with the silk (now posted in Members' Articles section).

Neeves, Carol, 1609 Ponderosa Drive, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57103 CANeeves@aol.com

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