Ted's personal inverts collection.

[Dorcus]

Nice collection! Do I see Phaneus mexicanus?! Those are in TEXAS?! Nice find!

beetleman: Are you referring to the one in the first picture? No, that's not a Amblycheila sp. There are only 5 species in that genus that occur in North America: A. baroni, A. cylindriformis, A. hoversoni, A. picolominii, and A. schwarzi. I believe it to be a Cicindela politula.

 

[Ted]

thanks beetleman and Dorcus!

the Phaneus that you mentioned should be a Vindex..not the mexicanus..of course there could be intergrades..but i think mine are vindex who just happen to be remarkably nice.

as far as the tiger beetles go..i think that the giant one is a Amblycheila Cylindriformis.. mine is a wonderful metallic green..hard to see color in some of the pics..found it near louisiana!

the smaller blue and green ones are various smaller species from around texas.
generally mine are blue, green, or brownish with white spots.

i have many species of inverts, it mind boggling..i will try to get clearer and nicer pics of the native stuff.

 

[Dorcus]

It's.... green? haha... Don't look it. Sorry then, beetleman.

 

[Ted]

in the meantime..heres a few of my exotics.
the largest of the butterflies has about an 8+ inch wingspan!
i mount all these at home.

 

[Ted]

It's.... green? haha... Don't look it. Sorry then, beetleman.

yeah..its really dark looking at most angles..but is a nice deep green!
giving I.d's by pict is a tough task..you guys are usually pretty spot on.:worship:

 

[Ted]

a few of my favorite beetles.. more to come!
the last pic are Gloriosa from texas..

 

[Dorcus]

IDing is fun... okay... let's see lol...:
Ornithoptera priamus arruana (male) or impensus...grrr... can't tell
Ornithoptera priamus impensus (female)
Papilio ulysses
Morpho adonis huallaga
Papilio palinurus
Papilio memnon (either heronus or cremata) i think it's cremata
Troides brookiana
Papilio Blumei???
Heliconius charitonius
dang... can't remember the rest...

 

[Dorcus]

Oh... beetles, didn't seem them.. lol:
Dicronorhina derbyana derbyana (reddish form??)
Chiasognathus granti ???
Chalcosoma atlas
Megasoma mars

 

[Ted]

damned, Dorcus..you're doing a fine job at this..lol.
at least 98% accurate[some i cant recall the specific subspecies sci name]..arent that troides and huge priamus fantastic?

people i know laugh at me for chasing and collecting butterflies..but i remind them that i am evil nd mean enough to break my butterlfy net in half and kill them with it
they usually go away after that

 

[Dorcus]

Yea, they are amazing... Did you catch these or buy them?
Nice collection! Got any Plusiotis? lol...

BTW: What's that "transparent" little butterfly? It's not Godyris duillia and it's not Greta oto, so what is it? lol...

 

[Matt K]

These pics make me want to add a new dimension to my bugroom....BEETLES !! MOTHS !!! So many cages, so little time.....

 

[Ted]

Yea, they are amazing... Did you catch these or buy them?
Nice collection! Got any Plusiotis? lol...

BTW: What's that "transparent" little butterfly? It's not Godyris duillia and it's not Greta oto, so what is it? lol...

oops..i posted the wrong name.
yes..the last pic are some of my Plusiotis Gloriosa, i think i have 50 something of those...and the ones i didnt post are my Chrysina Woodi..have 27 of those.

as far as the clearwing..i was trying to remember the i.d on that one..its been a while...it isnt a Greta..true..maybe a Pteronymia cotytto?..will have to think about that one.

as far as my catching them..i have collected some of them on a trip to Ceylon..many of the others were trades,gifts, or purchased

cant wait for my trip to Columbia this year, and likely Belize..gonna be incredible!!

 

[Dorcus]

hmm...don't think it's a Pteronymia cotytto because I think those have a white strip near the rim of the wing. They look very similar to Greta morgane

Why don't you mount those large beetles?

 

[Ted]

hmm...don't think it's a Pteronymia cotytto because I think those have a white strip near the rim of the wing. They look very similar to Greta morgane

Why don't you mount those large beetles?

you are likely right..i was lazy in my assessment..lol.

as far as the big beetles..they are mounted now, i just need to find the pics i took:?

 

[beetleman]

Nice collection! Do I see Phaneus mexicanus?! Those are in TEXAS?! Nice find!

beetleman: Are you referring to the one in the first picture? No, that's not a Amblycheila sp. There are only 5 species in that genus that occur in North America: A. baroni, A. cylindriformis, A. hoversoni, A. picolominii, and A. schwarzi. I believe it to be a Cicindela politula.

thanks yeah, your right on that,i wasn't sure.

 

[beetleman]

yeah..its really dark looking at most angles..but is a nice deep green!
giving I.d's by pict is a tough task..you guys are usually pretty spot on.:worship:

ahh i luv em all either way.

 

[beetleman]

yeah, there are so many sp. of tigers it gets really confusing, man! you got alot beetles!:clap: :worship: keep em coming.

 

[Ted]

ahh i luv em all either way.

me too..i have spent less and less time focusing on microscoping and more on the broad spectrum aspect.
i have thousands of specimens to catalog from dozens of trips, still in my freezer.
once you get started there seems to be no end.
if i wasnt A.D.D i would try to focus on a specific few groups.
i like to have tons of variation for the presentations i do sometimes.
most people have no idea just how many species there are in their state.

 

[Dorcus]

Hey Ted,
You have any Gyandromorphs you can post for out viewing pleasure? lol...

 

[Ted]

Hey Ted,
You have any Gyandromorphs you can post for out viewing pleasure? lol...

gynandromorphs..lol.i wish!!..í have a few defective specimens of giant silkmoths..but no dimorphic mishaps, as of yet...i do collect plenty of P. glaucas,
of both the black and yellow forms..so it's entirely possible by statistics, that i may end up with one.
that would be a day.