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by Borearctia
Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: Insect identification
Topic: Castnius asteropoides
Replies: 5
Views: 1067

Re: Castnius asteropoides

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply in such detail. It helps me a lot.
I still have 2 unprepared females myself.
by Borearctia
Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: Insect identification
Topic: Castnius asteropoides
Replies: 5
Views: 1067

Castnius asteropoides

The photo probably shows a male of Castnius asteropoides from Peru (endemic).
I am looking for a photo or a good description of the female. The species probably has a noticeable sexual dimorphism.
I would be grateful for any information.
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by Borearctia
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:11 am
Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
Topic: A few 2023 Lepidoptera pdfs from my 54th year of research
Replies: 2
Views: 2134

Re: A few 2023 Lepidoptera pdfs from my 54th year of research

Very interesting and professional.
Thanks for sharing!
by Borearctia
Tue Jun 27, 2023 1:56 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Russian saturniid #2.
Replies: 1
Views: 316

Re: Russian saturniid #2.

Very nice indeed - Caligula boisduvalii
by Borearctia
Fri Jun 23, 2023 5:12 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Charaxes hadrianus
Replies: 5
Views: 834

Re: Charaxes hadrianus

The site of Mbalé in the Central African Republic is not unknown to me. It is located near Bogboro (Mbaiki). The locality is occasionally visited by collectors. Mbalé is a common name for localities in Central African countries. In Cameroon, there are at least 3 localities with the name Mbalé, one o...
by Borearctia
Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Butterfly Replicas contact
Replies: 10
Views: 835

Re: Butterfly Replicas contact

There have been doubts in the past whether Argema fournieri is a "good species" or only a subspecies of A. mimosae. According to Bold, however, the species status seems to be assured. There are also a number of illustrations there, as well as of the other Argema species. https://v3.boldsys...
by Borearctia
Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:15 am
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Butterfly Replicas contact
Replies: 10
Views: 835

Re: Butterfly Replicas contact

Argema kuhnei seems to occur at altitudes above 1500m. At least the 3 specimens in my collection were caught at altitudes between 1500 and 2000m. A. kuhnei has already been successfully bred. A subspecies of A. kuhnei has also been described from Zambia: Argema kuhnei katangensis (Bouyer 2008). Alto...
by Borearctia
Mon Dec 05, 2022 10:41 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Consul panariste
Replies: 32
Views: 2356

Re: Consul panariste

The photo of OP is signed by Luis M. Constantino. I assume that this is Luis Miguel Constantino, a well-known researcher and entomologist from Colombia. He has posted quite a few pictures on Flickr with similar photographic skill. https://www.flickr.com/photos/140413390@N06/ Since Flickr is not a sc...
by Borearctia
Tue Nov 29, 2022 4:53 am
Forum: Insect identification
Topic: Moths from Chiang Mai, Thailand
Replies: 2
Views: 800

Re: Moths from Chiang Mai, Thailand

"According to sources, male Barsine's are not known to have a yellow form".
There is a interesting publication about Barsine species in Cambodia. A yellow form of a male is also shown there.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... 4X18301237
by Borearctia
Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:05 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Pieris brassicae
Replies: 16
Views: 1027

Re: Pieris brassicae

The pink variation of Pieris brassicae (ab. carnea) is truly spectacular.
The aberration became known through a 1930 breeding stock from Aberdeen/UK.

Source: http://www.britishbutterflyaberrations. ... berrations