Natural Science Forum / Biology / Entomology / November 2006

My name is Amanda and I am an undergraduate biology student in San
Diego. I'm currently studying macroevolution; more specifically kin
selection and altruism. There was a question posed in class about the
red-back spider and its cannibalistic sex practices that I've been

Yesterday I was working with some cloth on my living room floor, when I
noticed a strange creature calmly walking across it. It was some sort of
stick insect, I think an American Walking Stick. I've never seen nor
heard of them in my area (just north of Boston, MA), so my best ...

I have received the following request for a curator in Sri Lanka:
"Could you please send me  information on temperature and humidity levels
for better entomological museum collection."
Any ideas?

It's certainly close but I'd appreciate an experienced eye confirming
(or not) the identy of this beetle.  Thanks.
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus)?
http://www.hartleyphoto.com/henry/calendar/2007_image.php?i=10

...after I felled an Arizona Ash tree here on my South Texas ranch.
It's about 3.5" long and alive, dark brown with a large proboscis loop
and I'm guessing it was attached by the tail end. Can it be saved?
Glued to a new location?

Guess which North American butterfly this abdomen and eggs belong to...
http://tinyurl.com/yjmrwb
Mike Quinn, Austin
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Ciao a tutti, spero che in questo ng ci sia anche qualche italiano!! Vorrei
dei consigli per costruire un formicaio, vi ringrazio anticipatamente!!!!

Hint: south Texas riodinid... Mike
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From: Mike Quinn <entomike@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 1, 2006 4:09 PM

Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora) - NABA-SoTX
http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/ScarletWaspMoth.html
TX: Calhoun Co
Port O'Connor

Hello Fellow Lepidophiles,
On Oct 18 & 22 I found Pilocrocis ramentalis (Pyralidae) here on eastern
Long Island, NY, for the first time in 5 seasons of intensive
observation. (My only other record for the species is from Naples, FL.)