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Sales, Wants & Exchange List No. 563. 10Th December 2003. Keeping All adverts & items should be made available (by letter, fax, Sales, Wants & Exchange phone or E-Mail) not later than the submission date below, to:- List No. 563. 10th The Editor, Paul W. Batty, 50 Burns Road, Dinnington, December 2003. Sheffield, S25 2LN. England. Tel/Fax: (+44) 01909 565 564. Subscriptions, changes of address and all other membership MOBILE: 07792 415 886 enquiries should be sent to:- The Secretary, E-Mail: [email protected] John Green, 11 Rock Gardens, Aldershot, Hampshire, ELG WEBSITE: GU11 3AD. England. Tel: (+44) 01252 329 308. http://www.pwbelg.clara.net/index.html (S.A.E. appreciated with any enquiries to the secretary). All livestock etc. offered in the A magnificently illustrated publication from Chudleigh Publishing E.L.G. lists is captive-bred unless otherwise stated. FOR SALE: 3 set female Clouded Yellows (Colias croceus) pale cream ground colour. Data Kent 1928 Keeping and L.W.Newman. Historic insects from this famous collector/breeder. Offers: Phil Jenner 01763 838522 Breeding or email [email protected] FOR SALE: available soon, a late Victorian 20 Tarantulas drawer upright cabinet with glazed door in solid mahogany throughout. Probably constructed by J.T. Crockett. Relined with white plastazote. External di- by Ronald N. Baxter mensions, 29½" wide x 24½" deep x 57½" high. Drawer size is an impressive 26" x 21" x 2½". This affords massive storage capacity equivalent to over 30 Hardback edition ISBN 0 9519219 2 4. xii + 92 pages, 32 colour plates, 4 monochrome plates drawers of standard dimensions (17x15 or 18x16). and illustrations by Michael J. Roberts. Clothbound in dark green, with gold lettering on spine £1500 (Photos available soon, please enquire.) Steve and front board. Full colour dust wrapper. Price £14.20 incl. postage inland UK. Europe £1.25 Pittis, 60 Upper Brook Street, Winchester, Hampshire, Chapters include: External anatomy, Housing, Buying your first tarantula, Feeding, General SO23 8DG. Tel: 01962 854133 E-mail: care, Breeding, Rearing Juveniles, Beginning with Juveniles, Descriptions and Species - [email protected] detailed descriptions to over forty species. Here is a selection of unsolicited testimonials which we have received: “May I take this FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE: Over-wintering ova opportunity to thank you for writing your book, ‘Keeping and Breeding Tarantulas’. It is a of Black Arches, Large Thorn, Copper Underwing, constant reference for me” ..... M.T., Warminster. Barred Straw and Feathered Thorn all £2.50 per 15. ..... “I have also found your book a fantastic help and feel I may be at last leaving my novice Ova/larvae of Ruby Tiger, White Speck, The Delicate, stage and hope to begin breeding very shortly”..... J.S.S., Cleethorpes. ..... “I’ve recently bought your book ‘Keeping and Breeding Tarantulas’. Well done on Small Mottled Willow, Lesser Treble Bar and Small producing a well written and informative book. I learned a lot from it”..... M.R. South Shields. Blood Vein all £2.50 per 15. These are continually ..... “I found your book, ‘Keeping and Breeding Tarantulas’ very readable and informative” ..... brooded if kept warm. Also pupae of Birch Mocha, S.J.L., Scunthorpe. and Knot Grass both 40p each. All orders plus 50p ..... “Your book has been invaluable and well worth the times I’ve re-read it. As a beginner I have found it contains all I’ve needed to know”..... M.C., Worthing. postage to Darren Whitehead, Best of British, 13 ..... “a very informative and well-written and set out book. I have read the book three times Langdale Drive, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 3PQ. completely and I use it regularly for reference”..... A.T. Tel: 0115 9723124. E-mail: “Just a short letter to say how much I enjoyed your book, ‘Keeping and Breeding Tarantulas’, [email protected] this must be the best book available on the subject”..... N.B., Bilston. FOR SALE: Indian Moon Moth larvae third instar SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST AT THE TIME OF ORDERING. TRADE ENQUIRIES WELCOME. Please make Cheques payable to Chudleigh Publishing onwards @ ?3.50 per doz., p/p 60p. Wanted: Tussore (and please write your name and address on the reverse). Payments from Overseas Silkmoth (A.Mylitta) and Scarlet Windowed Moth must be Sterling and all Cheques must be drawn on a London Bank. (Andrei NOT Trifenestrata) livestock. Does anyone know where stock can be obtained from? Keith Jef- Please send your order and remittance to: feries, 9 Bramley Crescent, Sonning Common, Nr. Chudleigh Publishing, (Dept. ELG). 45 Chudleigh Crescent, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex. 1G3 9AT. Reading. RG4 9LU Tel.0118-9722611 E-mail: Tel/Fax: 020 8590 3285 [email protected] KETTERING SPRING ENTOMOLOGICAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE for List 564 (15th January 2004) is FAIR 2004: I’ve got the date right at last - it IS Sunday 28th 10:00 a.m. GMT. Saturday 10th January. March 2004 after all. I thought I had got this wrong because it’s far too early, but thanks to all who confirmed the date for me - As *POR* = Pay On Receipt. *PWO* = Payment With Order. usual at the Kettering Leisure Village complex. [Ed]. *PCA* = Phone to Check Availability. *Lfp= Larval Food Plant. *SAE* = Self-addressed Envelope. FOR SALE: Vapourer Moth (Orgyia antiqua) overwintering ova by Lemunaine 2002, (Peru) Pupae £4.95; Spurge Hawk (Hyles @ £2.25 per 15. Two strains on offer - a striking dark coloured euphorbiae conspicua) Turkey, Pupae £2.95; Scarce Swallowtail larval form (F2 generation) and this form crossed with assembled (Iphiclides podalirius) £2.95; Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) males to produce various shades. Both types for £4 per 30 ova (15 £2.95; Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor) £9.50; Striped of each). Each lot of 15 ova will be made up of 5 ova from 3 Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) Pupae £4.50; False Apollo (A. seperate pairings. *Lfp= Hawthorn, Willow, Oak, Birch, + shrubs apolloinus) £4.50; Scottish Speckled Wood ss. oblita £1.50; such as Rose. P&P 30p UK. *PWO*. Stephen R. Sowden, 12 The Canary Speciled Wood (P. xipiodes) £2.50; Eastern Festoon (A. Paddocks, Auckley, Doncaster. South Yorks. DN9 3JX. cerisyi ferdinandi) £2.95; Southern Festoon (Z. polyena polyxena) DURING THE LONG WINTER MONTHS, we all need £2.50; Sicilian Festoon (Z. polyxena lateviltata) £7.50; Russian something to keep body, mind and soul alive/to keep our spirits Festoon (A. caucasica) £4.95; Giant Peacock (Saturnia pyri) up. All is usually very quite on the active livestock front, most £4.50; Emperor Moth (S. pavonia) £2.50; Kentish Glory (E. stocks are in months of hibernation but some good new folks, we versicolora) £1.95; Privet Hawk (S. ligustri) £1.00; Elephant are pleased to be able to offer some British Clouded Yellow Hawk (D. elpenor) £1.00; Broad Bordered Bee Hawk (H. furci- (various forms) larvae on Clover, at only £5.00 for 10; these larvae formis) £2.95; Pericalia galactina ssp. (China) NEW £5.95 Very are thriving, coming along lovely. So it's something to keep our attractive Arctidae, Food: Dandelion; Buff Tip (P. bucephala) interests up at this time and if you have a warm room and lighting, £1.00; Three Humped Prominent (T. tritophus) £3.95; White as well as getting them to pupae, you might be lucky enough to get Prominent (L. bicoloria) Pupae £2.95; Chotolate Tip (C. curtula) a pairing. (Treat as continually brooded) The larvae are best £1.50; Bedstraw Hawk (Hyles gallii) £2.50; Willowherb Hawk (P. reared on potted plants, indoors. Annette & Nigel South, proserpina) £2.95; Set British Aberrations (Special Offers): Butterfly Connections, will be at the Entomological Fair at the Red Admiral ab. klemensiewiczi £15.00; Painted Lady ab. varin Grove Leisure Centre, London Road, Balderton, Nr Newark, Notts £20.00; Large Tortoiseshell ab. testudo £20.00; Small Tortoise- on Sunday 14th December. As at all the Fairs/Exhibitions, we shell abs., Less Extreme £10.00, Extreme £20.00; Comma ab. once again/as usual, look forward to meeting old and new col- reichstethensis £20.00; Camberwell Beauty ab. hygiaea £20.00; leagues and to once again putting some faces to names and names Peacock ab. bellisara £15.00; Small Copper ab. fuscae £7.50; to faces. So don't be shy! Do come and introduce yourselves to Large White ab. coerulea £7.50; Adonis Blue ab. suffsa £10.00; us. We will be carrying our usual range of Butterfly and Moth Large Blue ab. marginata £45.00; Large Blue ab. magnifica A- Livestock and Dead-stock, so make a date in your diary, see you slightly worn £45.00; White Admiral ab. semi-obliterae £10.00; there! For those of you that have not already done so, (at this stage Marsh Fritillary ab. melanolenca £20.00; Marsh Fritillary Extreme orders have already been placed) if you would like to place your Purple/Black abs., Male £30.00, Female £50.00; Speckled Wood orders in advance of the Fair/Exhibition (for Livestock and ssp. oblita Male £5.00, Female £7.50; Ringlet ab. osoleta £7.50, dead-stock) and then pick them up at the Show, we are happy to ab arête £7.50; High Brown Fritillary (Dark abs.) £25.00; Queen once again provide this service. FOR SALE: 12 EGGS: 5 New of Spain Fritillary ab. £20.00; Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary ab. Species due in shortly, prices not known yet for this group of 5 £20.00; European Cleopatra Gynandromorph (Slight mark on Catocala eggs: White Underwing (Catocala relicta) Food: H.W.) £350.00; Map Butterfly (A. levana) Extreme abs £15.00; Poplar/Willow; Ilia Underwing (Catocala ilia) Food: Poplar/ Violet Fritillary (C. dia) ab. £20.00.
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