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- Sat May 11, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Cabbage Butterfly: simple beauty, resilient, & adaptive.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 760
Re: Cabbage Butterfly: simple beauty, resilient, & adaptive.
It has always been a strange phenomenon in my part of the U.K. that the spring brood of this butterfly which flies here in April & May is considerably less frequent that the summer brood flying from July onwards. The summer brood is probably the commonest late summer butterfly here but I only us...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:31 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3438
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
A pair of Charaxes cacuthis collected in Madagascar in 2000.
Don't think these are particularly rare but thought they were worth posting in this thread anyway. This is the only pair in my collection. Shown upperside & underside.
Don't think these are particularly rare but thought they were worth posting in this thread anyway. This is the only pair in my collection. Shown upperside & underside.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:59 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3438
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
About two years ago I managed to get some male specimens of Polyura posidonius from Tibet for the first time. It is a small (for the genus) but beautiful species. Probably not that rare but always considered a bit of a "holy grail". By me at least...
I have not seen a female.
I have not seen a female.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:11 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3438
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
Yes exquisite specimens. Congratulations. I am aware of nominate and sulthan as ssp being Java and Sumatra. But i see also a ssp carabus from Sumatra ???? Any info on this ??? Have not heard of ssp. carabus Anna. Thanks for the information about nominate ssp. being found in Sumatra. Was also unawar...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:29 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3438
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
Yes exquisite specimens. Congratulations. I am aware of nominate and sulthan as ssp being Java and Sumatra. But i see also a ssp carabus from Sumatra ???? Any info on this ??? Have not heard of ssp. carabus Anna. Thanks for the information about nominate ssp. being found in Sumatra. Was also unawar...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3438
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
Are they breeding Polyura dehaani or all wild caught? It seems that some years ago, someone must have captive-reared a number of dehanii - my pair seems far too perfect to have ever flown. Agree with that livingplanet. I think that it has not been bred for a while now as I rarely see them offered t...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:11 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3438
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
I can't get used to Polyura as Charaxes. Getting old..
Here is a new photo of my male Polyura clitarchus upper & underside & an upperside male Polyura dehanii sultan from Sumatra.
Here is a new photo of my male Polyura clitarchus upper & underside & an upperside male Polyura dehanii sultan from Sumatra.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:46 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Eumaeus debora
- Replies: 1
- Views: 416
Eumaeus debora
Upper & underside with data
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:20 am
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Favorite Classic & Modern Insect Books
- Replies: 7
- Views: 501
Re: Favorite Classic & Modern Insect Books
Lucky enough to own a few of those books John. Of particular interest is my copy of " F.W. Frohawk- His Life & Work." which is signed by the author & Frohawk's daughter Valezina. Valezina is a name familiar to British lepidopterists as it was given to the dark grey form of the fema...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:52 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: A parade of Catocala moths
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3150
Re: A parade of Catocala moths
Some excellent work there Trehopr. Wonderful specimens.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:34 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Parasapa houlberti
- Replies: 0
- Views: 680
Parasapa houlberti
Two males from Viet-Nam. Recent additions.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:24 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Polyura galaxia lombokiana
- Replies: 0
- Views: 636
Polyura galaxia lombokiana
Pair from Lombok with data. Such as it is !
Female is shown both recto & verso.
Female is shown both recto & verso.
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:49 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Anthocharis bambusarum
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3307
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:19 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Anthocharis bambusarum
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3307
Anthocharis bambusarum
Recent additions.
Two pairs. First shown upperside & second underside.
China. With data
Two pairs. First shown upperside & second underside.
China. With data
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 5:58 pm
- Forum: Insect Trading Reports
- Topic: Insectrum UK
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3062
Re: Insectrum UK
I won't use this seller again. Have bought quite a few specimens from him from the website & ebay. The quality was mixed. Some good & some very bad. My last parcel had three bad & one specimen missing. I only got a full refund by agreeing to remove negative feedback on ebay. At first he ...
- Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:50 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Faunis
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3443
Faunis
Three recently acquired males from this genus.
Not absolutely positive on the identification of these.
The top two specimens from Viet-Nam I think are from top to bottom F caelestis & F excelsa.
The smaller bottom specimen from China was identified by the dealer as F aerope.
Not absolutely positive on the identification of these.
The top two specimens from Viet-Nam I think are from top to bottom F caelestis & F excelsa.
The smaller bottom specimen from China was identified by the dealer as F aerope.
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:24 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Eumaeus godartii
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2725
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:18 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Eumaeus godartii
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2725
Eumaeus godartii
Ex pupae pair from Costa Rica shown upper & underside. Reminiscent of E atala from Florida but larger.
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:57 pm
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Citheronia splendens
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3258
Re: Citheronia splendens
Really wonderful moth & caterpillar
- Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:40 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Heliconius doris
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2591
Re: Heliconius doris
Picture with the data now Olivier. You were right. It's Heliconius sara according to the data