Hi All,
It is October 19 as I begin typing this note. I was so busy with home renovations and storm-downed trees that I did not get around to posting an October Newsletter
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As soon as I get his page finished and posted, I am going to begin sending the following pricelist to all US WLSS members:
Hi All,
If you are in USA and wish to order overwintering cocoons and or pupae, please select what you would like from the following list:
Actias luna at $6.00 US per cocoon
Antheraea polyphemus at $5.50 US per cocoon
Automeris io at $6.00US per cocoon
Callosamia promethea at $6.00 US/cocoon; very limited supply; now sold out
Citheronia regalis at $19.00 US/pair; $23.00/trio= 2 males and 1 female
Hyalophora cecropia at $8.00 US per cocoon; very limited supply
Hyalophora columbia gloveri at $7.50 US/cocoon
I also have pupae of two Sphingidae species available:
Pachysphinx modesta at $11.00/pair; $15.00/trio=two males and one female
Sphinx drupiferarum at $13.00/pair (seldom offered; very short supply (only five pairs); now sold out
I also have two butterfly species promised:
Pterourus glaucus, eastern tiger swallowtail at $5.50 US
Pterourus troilus, spicebush swallowtail at $5.50 US.
A third swallowtail species has been added: Papilio polyxenes asterius, black swallowtail at $6.00 (very limited supply)
There will be one shipping and handling fee of $9.00 for all shipments to US destinations.
Please speed up my processing efforts by providing the following when you email me back with your order:
1) provide your complete name and shipping address;
2) specify species and quantities of each desired; note the pupae will likely be sold as trios, so specify how many trios;
3) indicate your payment method: Paypal which will cost an additional 4.5% due to Paypal transaction fee; personal check; cashier's check;
money order.
I will fill requests coming for WLSS members first, before I begin to respond to requests from non-members, but if I have anything left that is not spoken for as of November 27, I will begin to confirm non-member orders. I know that I have quite a few non-member requests but I have already told non-members, who will be paying 10% more, that members will have first crack at whatever I have.
If you are in USA and have good quality extra livestock of any North American Saturniidae pupae or cocoons or Sphingidae pupae that you would be willing to sell to me at wholesale prices please let me know as soon as possible. Many of my usual suppliers have had some problems this year. I am especially interested in cecropia, promethea and imperialis.
Thanks for your interest.
Bill Oehlke
I will be travelling to and staying in Maine, November 11-13-14 to visit and open and inspect packages of incoming cocoons and we will begin shipping cocoons November 12. Many thanks to those who have responded to requests for help in providing additional cocoons, especially cecropia. Many suppliers had difficulty this year.
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Usually I do not post images any longer in the newsletter unless they are of North American species, but cannot resist posting this image of a live Automeris goiasensis below. This marks the first time I have seen an image of a live specimen of this species, and I believe it may be the first reporting of same from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Automeris goiasensis male, Sao Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
October 2019, courtesy of Marcos Cesar Campis.
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