This surprise moth hatched from a cocoon (pictured) supposed to have been Epiphora sp. Origin Central Africa I tried an image search, (for the first time) and found something similar. Gonometa sp. looked close, but not exact. Amazing cocoon construction, hard as a rock. All the material is identical, and no others have hatched. usurper moth.JPG Statistics: Posted by kevinkk — Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:35 am ..read more

Thank you for the reply. Statistics: Posted by Cabinfever — Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:30 pm ..read more

Hello everyone, Wisconsin this year had an exceedingly warm early spring. The usual migrating Vanessid butterflies showed up around 2-4 weeks early in unusually large amounts. Colias and Papilio glaucus also showed up unseasonably early. Question Marks in Wisconsin are weird. Instead of overwintering in their fall form which they do in much of the United States, they migrate up to the southeast and west in their summer form during May (with black hindwings) and spread northward. These adults then die off and we see the real summer form emerging in late June. We then see the crisp, fall forms ..read more

Thanks, guys, for your answers. Even if collections told us nothing, it still would be a neutral on stable populations of species according to various studies. If they just used common sense, they would see that being anti collecting is silly. Surely these people are super knowledgeable on Lepidoptera. They should know the huge reproductive capacity of insects. I remember seeing a Karner Blue habitat being torn to pieces by ATV routes cutting right through. I remember finding many dead Limenitis carcasses on the roads. They don't complain about that as much as they do with collecting. Statist ..read more

The inspector might have identified it for you, but as a former contractor I never put much faith in home inspectors to begin with. Before you move in, try some bug bombs, or traps, professional pest control is dubious. Statistics: Posted by kevinkk — Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:39 pm ..read more

We found this roach during our new house pre purchase inspection. Very concerned it’s a roach that can be hard to remove once inside. What type? It appears to be a nymph of either the Smoky Brown Cockroach - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokybrown_cockroach or the American Cockroach - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cockroach Statistics: Posted by livingplanet3 — Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:13 pm ..read more

We found this roach during our new house pre purchase inspection. Very concerned it’s a roach that can be hard to remove once inside. What type? IMG_3097.jpeg Statistics: Posted by Cabinfever — Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:07 pm ..read more

I agree with all the above. For me, a physical scientific collection is priceless and cannot be replicated with photographs of live individuals. Statistics: Posted by eurytides — Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:29 am ..read more

Photos of wild insects are just pretty pictures, even in some of my guide books, by well known persons have less than stellar photos, and I take pictures as well, they go in the digital photo frame. Next time use a better acronym. Statistics: Posted by kevinkk — Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:24 pm ..read more

You could state 'very rarely' to indicate less often than 'rarely', or if you have only seen a single specimen with these blue scales you could state 'blue scales were present on the forewing of a single individual among xxx specimens examined'. Adam. Statistics: Posted by adamcotton — Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:25 pm ..read more