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by laurie2
Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:02 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Papilio erskinei
Replies: 7
Views: 3757

Re: Papilio erskinei

Nice post Chuck.
by laurie2
Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:02 pm
Forum: Field Reports
Topic: Visit to Carnegie & Bandrow
Replies: 14
Views: 3457

Re: Visit to Carnegie & Bandrow

After a 14 year (!!!) hiatus, Bob invited me to visit him at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Now, what to bring? I don't like to visit anyone without some small gift. I'd mentioned a few beetles I had, but Bob is a Cerambycidologist, a specialist, and the kind reception was rather ho-hum. Now I...
by laurie2
Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:42 pm
Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
Topic: New Papilio paper
Replies: 35
Views: 83458

Re: New Papilio paper

Now that Papilio hermeli has been reinstated as a separate species to Papilio chikae, I wonder how this impacts on CITES and the recent inclusion of hermeli as ssp of chikae and thus a butterfly protected under the Convention?
by laurie2
Wed Feb 01, 2023 7:48 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Papilio krishna
Replies: 9
Views: 3614

Re: Papilio krishna

D'Abrera (1982) illustrated 2 females. The GART/GloBIS project photographed a pair in the BMNH Type collection which are not the same specimens as those in D'Abrera's book (I have copies of these photos), but these are not available on the Papilio krishna page of the GloBIS website http://www.globi...
by laurie2
Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:02 pm
Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
Topic: A new ssp of Papilio saharae from Lampedusa
Replies: 5
Views: 2607

Re: A new ssp of Papilio saharae from Lampedusa

This paper was published (open access) today: Cassar, L-F., Catania, A. & A.M. Cotton 2023. A new subspecies of Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) from Lampedusa, Italy. Zootaxa 5231(1): 65–78. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5231.1.5 Abstract An investigation into the only repres...
by laurie2
Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:25 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Ornithoptera meridionalis
Replies: 7
Views: 738

Re: Ornithoptera meridionalis

Not a perfect pair by a long way & small compared to my other birdwings. Particularly the male. Glad to have them nevertheless. Data is for Timika June 2006. Anyone else got better specimens? Three males on right hand side and second male on third row in from left from Aseki, Morobe Province, P...
by laurie2
Tue Dec 06, 2022 10:42 pm
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei
Replies: 5
Views: 819

Re: Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei

Recent DNA analysis of genus Papilio , on which I am a co-author and has recently been submitted for publication, shows that Papilio bairdii is a separate species to the Palaearctic P. machaon . I wasn't going to mention details until after publication, and will inform Insectnet readers about other...
by laurie2
Tue Dec 06, 2022 8:08 am
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei
Replies: 5
Views: 819

Re: Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei

Thanks Adam!
by laurie2
Mon Dec 05, 2022 9:56 pm
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei
Replies: 5
Views: 819

Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei

Is there a form of bairdii that is yellow, referred to as brucei or do we have two different beasts?
by laurie2
Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:04 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Ornithoptera croesus
Replies: 11
Views: 706

Re: Ornithoptera croesus

Miokensis - the real deal.
by laurie2
Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:04 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Rare Delias butterflies
Replies: 35
Views: 2055

Re: Rare Delias butterflies

Thanks for the info. Amazing. Glad to see there are still butterflies to be discovered. I just got back in phone range after a successful day chasing north americas largest undescribed Papilio. Getting there is half the battle; finding the right spot is the other half. So I understand I'm on the ed...
by laurie2
Sat Jun 18, 2022 8:54 pm
Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
Topic: New paper - Graphium septentrionicolus
Replies: 10
Views: 2333

Re: New paper - Graphium septentrionicolus

Fantastic work and paper thanks Adam! As always!
by laurie2
Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:00 am
Forum: Insect Trading Reports
Topic: Peruvian Butterflies
Replies: 2
Views: 2198

Re: Peruvian Butterflies

Thanks Bob! Indeed, one of the best :).
by laurie2
Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:00 am
Forum: Insect Trading Reports
Topic: Peruvian Butterflies
Replies: 2
Views: 2198

Peruvian Butterflies

Has anyone recently again purchased specimens from Tony Reategui? Very good to deal with historically and has again popped up.