Annarobertson1947 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:38 am 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.

That's a superb pair of a truly stunning Charaxes. C. fournierae has long been on my "top 10" list of butterflies that I hope to eventually acquire; time (and price) will tell!

A short video on Charaxes jasius, the only Charaxes species found in Europe -


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_MsLjeAsb8

Charaxes (subgenus Polyura) dehanii is another nice species that I only rather recently acquired. As is the case with many Charaxes, the verso is even more strikingly patterned than the recto - https://i.pinimg.com/originals/37/fa/7e/37fa7e5d8d64c53200b04d6f2d33dc05.jpg C. (Polyura) clitarchus (ende...

A short video of Lexias pardalis, taken in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia; one of my favorite nymphalid species from tropical Asia -


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8_3IgOq10I

The following probably isn't applicable to the described plan, but it's an interesting video on catching Morpho hecuba with a lure - Nice video. Saint Elie, right? ;) Quite possibly, as many of the channel's videos were taken in French Guiana - https://www.youtube.com/@troywells2756/videos

Here are some illustrations by Walter Linsenmaier (1917 - 2000), which I believe have not been published in books... Many thanks. I was just about to make mention of Linsenmaier; whose illustrations are superbly detailed, and his "Insects of the World" is a notable volume very much worth ...

Beautiful specimens, and all so nicely prepared!

Hello livingplanet3, The "Golden Guide" series is probably one of the most commonly purchased, in history, in N. Am., by the general populace, for younger children. Literally 100's of these used books are still available (as well as the lastest newer series) on line. I remember back in th...

There is a similar butterfly dome in Houston. They used to sell the specimens that had died for $2 each, but they had to stop doing that for legal reasons. Is it the Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science? - https://www.hmns.org/cockrell-butterfly-center/ I haven't been ...

P palamedes is the most common swallowtail in the Houston area. They are everywhere. In my area, Battus philenor is likely the most abundant swallowtail. P. cresphontes, glaucus, and polyxenes are also common, and are the only other species of swallowtails that I've ever seen here. I seem to be sli...

The following probably isn't applicable to the described plan, but it's an interesting video on catching Morpho hecuba with a lure -

58chevy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:46 am A few more: palamedes, glaucus, cresphontes, D rubicunda, P sennae, A nicippe

I wish that palamedes ranged into North TX - such a spectacular and large swallowtail!