Description:
Lepidoptera: butterflies & moths.
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Abbot's Sphinx
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Hello, My name is Veronica Bura, I am a graduate student at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I am doing research on sound production in the caterpillars of Sphingid moths. My main study species is the Abbot's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii), but I am also doing a comparative study with any other species that I can acquire. I am trying to find sources... more »
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Lep Soc Meeting 2008
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Hi Folks, Just wanted to thank everyone who made the meeting in Mississippi such a fine event. Richard Brown and his committee did a great job with the venue, the food, the music and the museum. It was great to see all of you who attended, and I hope you will all spread the word about just how exciting next year's meeting is looking, in Mexico. And... more »
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Euparal problem
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Many thanks to the many rapid responses I received to my query re. a solvent for Euparal. The knowledge base that is accessible via this List-serve continues to astonish me! It appears Essence of Euparal (expensive but available through Bioqip), Xylene and absolute alcohol will all do the job. Gary Anweiler... more »
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Query re Euparol
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I have some slides done with Euparol as the mounting medium that need some repair work. Does anyone know what solvent cab be used to soften - dissolve Euparol? Google has let me down on this one and I am hoping that one of my old guy peers can help me out here. Any leads or info would be much appreciated!... more »
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The Mighty Mississippi
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Hi Folks, For those of you traveling to the Lep Soc meeting in Mississippi, I just asked Richard Brown about the situation there with respect to the flooding we've seen on the news. He assures me that there is nothing to worry about, saying "any flooding would be in the Delta about three hours and a few hills away. Richard"... more »
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Last chance to book committee meeting rooms
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Hi Folks, Committee Chairs-- if you wish to meet with your committee between 8-10 am on Tuesday the 24th (before the Executive Council meeting) TODAY is your last chance to contact Richard Brown and ask him to book a room for you. He is at <RBr...@entomology.msstate.edu > Thanks, John Acorn ------------------------------ ------------------------------... more »
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Executive council meeting box lunches-- please confirm!
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Hi Folks, One more urgent request. If you plan to attend the Executive Council meeting in Mississippi, PLEASE contact Richard Brown and confirm that you will want a box lunch. Thank you. Richard is at <RBr...@entomology.msstate.edu > John Acorn ------------------------------ ------------------------------... more »
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male Papilio genetalia
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I need some help...I can't find any good books and nothing on the net to help ID genetalia. When I look at a male Papilio and open the claspers I see three distinct protrusions from the very end of the abdomen, moving up toward the first segment: At the very end: a brown hook-like protrusion Up from that: a large green protrusion with a spike at the end... more »
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