Lindsay Oehlke wearing Hyalophora columbia.
Lindsay Oehlke wearing Actias luna.
Hi All,
In Canada I have only about 15-20 more polyphemus larvae still feeding as of September 19. All of the luna, cecropia, columbia and Pachysphinx modesta larvae have spun or pupated, and I have shipped out over twenty orders to Canadian WLSS members. As of September 26 there are less than five polyphemus larvae still feeding. We have had some frost warnigns here for low lying areas. I am at higher elevation on a hillside, but it will still be nice to take the last sleeve off the tree before the freezing temperatures set in.
I will begin shipping cocoons to US WLSS members in late October while I am in New Jersey. I have been promised the following items from experienced US breeders who have supplied me in the past with good livestock. I will inspect and assess incoming boxes of cocoons while in New Jersey. What I don't ship in October will be shipped to US destinations by a shipping partner in Maine from November until supplies run out. Below is a pricelist for US livestock.
If you wish to place an order, please include the following three items in your email to me:
1) Complete shipping address
2) Species and quantities desired
3) Your preferred payment method: I can accept personal checks (preferred); International money orders in US funds; Cashier's checks in US funds; Paypal in US funds.
With paypal there is a 4% Paypal transaction fee.
While most species seem to be in good supply there are some species which I may have to ration as they appear to be in short supply: Hyalophora columbia columbia (50-70 cocoons; now sold out except to those who have had orders confirmed by myself); Hyalophora columbia gloveri (50-70); now sold out except to those who have had orders confirmed by myself); Eacles imperialis; Citheronia regalis. As of right now, September 19, 26, I do not have any confirmed source of regalis pupae for shipping in 2015. Regular suppliers of regalis indicate they are unable to supply any this season. If imperialis do become available, they will probably be in very short supply, but I have had reports from two reliable suppliers that there should be imperialis pupae available from texas and Alabama in November.
I have also learned just this past week that two of my major suppliers of cecropia cocoons had problems this year, one with disease, another with parasitic wasps, so cecropia will be in short supply unless I can find another source. I have been trying to locate more cecropia. Please contact me if you have any you would be willing to ship at wholesale prices to one address in New Jersey.
If you have or will have diapausing pupae of any US Saturniidae species that you would be willing to sell to me at wholesale prices, please contact me. Here is Fall 2015 Pricelist:
I do expect to have reasonable numbers of most species that are usually offered. Prices are listed below:
Actias luna $5.25/cocoon; yes
Agapema homogena $8.00/cocoon; seldom offered; yes; at reduced prices this year as there is a larger supply; seldom offered, nice cocoons
Antheraea polyphemus $5.50/cocoon; yes
Automeris io; 5.50, yes
Callosamia promethea; 5.25; yes
Citheronia regalis 16.50/pair; doubtfual at this time. I may not be able to get many regalis this year as two regular suppliers have reported they do not have
them;
Eacles imperialis; 16.50/pair; questionable, maybe some from Alabama
Hyalophora columbia columbia $6.75; limited quantities; yes
Haylophora columbia gloveri $6.75; limited quantities; yes
Hyalophora cecropia $6.75; may not be able to supply more than have already been promised unless I find another source.
Samia cynthia, $5.50; yes
Butterflies:
Pterourus glaucus, Eastern tiger Swallowtail; $5.50; yes
Pterourus troilus, Spicebush swallowtail; $5.25; yes
Papilio polyxenes asterius, Eastern Black Swallowtail; 5.50; yes
Shipping and handling on all orders within US will be $9.00 whether you order a single item or 100 items, etc.
Smaller orders will be shipped First Class Mail with a tracking number. Larger orders will be shipped Priority.
There will be a slight increase in prices for orders received after October 27, as I will have to pay my shipping partner to ship those.
If you wish to place an order, do not send payment yet, but please do send right away the following information in an email back to me:
1) Your complete shipping address
2) Species and quantities of each that you would like to receive
3) Your method of payment personal check (preferred) or paypal. With Paypal there is a paypal fee of 4% that would be added to your total price,
and that can increase the price rather dramatically if you place a large order. I can also accept international postal money orders or bank international
money orders in US funds, but please note they have to be international money orders.
Do not send any payment until I have confirmed your order. Hopefully I will be able to do that by October 1, and I can let you know the total amount due at that time. That should give you time to get your payment to me before I head out to New Jersey or while I am there. My wife can let me know what arrives on PEI while I am in New Jersey. Please note you will be sending the payment, using $1.25 postage on your envelope to
Bill Oehlke
Box 476
Montague, PE, C0A 1R0
Canada
Check with post office before you mail the payment to make sure you have correct postage. It might even be more than $1.25 by time you are ready to send it.
I will not advertise to non members until after October 1, and non member prices will be approximately 10% higher than the prices quoted above for WLSS members.
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My oldest daughter, Lindsay, has begun marketing ear rings featuring laminated moth wings, mostly of males hatched from my breeding stock or from wild males that have flown in to my caged female Saturniidae or Sphingidae. She is pictured below wearing Hyalophora columbia and Actia luna.
Lindsay Oehlke wearing Hyalophora columbia.
Lindsay Oehlke wearing Actias luna.
Lindsay also has some Costa Rican butterflies on display from the butterfly house at the Prince Edward Island Preserve Company. Wings are carefully separated from deceased specimens, laminated and cut out. Holes are punched-out in appropriate places in the laminating film so the wings are free swinging from their hooks. Single or double wings can be purchased for each ear in a set.
The jewellry is durable, quite eyecatching and has proven very popular at a recent showing in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada. Contact Lindsay directly via Lindsay Oehlke.
Lindsay is now selling these items on-line and at craft fairs (Etsy) as opposed to having them in craft stores. Prices are reduced as stores are no longer getting their share and there is no obligation on Lindsay's part to reduce prices. If you are interested, I can bring the ear rings with me to New Jersey and in some cases, (larger order) ship the ear rings in same box as cocoons.
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Sphingidae Express
I recently received an image of an Hyles euphorbiae larva from Antrim County, in northern Michigan, courtesy of Trina Sweet. This is first time I have received a confirmation of H. euphorbiae in Michigan, so that species continues to expand its range.
Hyles euphorbiae fifth instar, Antrim County, Michigan,
September 12, 2015, courtesy of Trina Sweet.
Catocala Capers
Jonathan Willey has now confirmed Catocala unijuga in Maryland. He has also supplied some nice images for the Maryland Catocala page, and has supplied some first time sightings for Dorchester County.
Catocala unijuga, Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland,
September 6, 2015, courtesy of Jonathan Willey.
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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 $1.25 (2015 rate) 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.
This website has been created and is maintained by Bill Oehlke without government or institutional financial assistance. All expenses, ie., text reference support material, webspace rental from Bizland and 1&1, computer repairs/replacements, backups systems, software for image adjustments (Adobe Photoshop; L-View), ftp software, anti-virus protection, scanner, etc. are my own. The one-time-life-time membership fee that is charged at the time of the registration covers most of those expenses.
I very much appreciate all the many images that have been sent to me, or of which I have been granted permission to copy and post from other websites. All images on this site remain the property of respective photographers.
If you would like to contribute to the maintenace of this website by sending a contribution to
Bill Oehlke
Box 476
155 Peardon Road
Montague, Prince Edward Island, C0A1R0
Canada
your donation would be much appreciated and would be used for
1) paying for webspace rental;
2) paying for computer maintenance and software upgrades;
3) purchases of additional text reference material (journals and books) in an effort to stay current with new species;
I also hope to expand the North American Catocala site as well as the Sphingidae of the Americas site, to worldwide sites, and that will require additional funds for reference materials, etc. Both of those site are linked from your WLSS homepage.
If you are mailing a check from USA, please use $1.25 postage (2015 rate). Donations can also be made through Paypal via the button below.
Donations are not required to maintain your standing as a WLSS member, nor do they gain you any preferencial treatment with regard to livestock and/or supplies (sleeves), compared to other WLSS members. All WLSS members get first crack at my annual offerings and get an approximate discount of 10% as compared to non-members.
I do usually ask donors if they have any special requests for information on WLSS, and I try to accomodate when appropriate or within my ability to do so.