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- Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:17 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3427
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... Beautiful ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:07 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Huh? Monarch butterfly range
- Replies: 7
- Views: 567
Re: Huh? Monarch butterfly range
D. plexippus has become naturalized across the Pacific, in every place where its host plant (milkweed) has also become naturalized. Monarchs reached Australia by the 1870s, and can now be found across much of the continent's southeast, along the entire east coast, and north into PNG.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Limenitis chrysalides
- Replies: 6
- Views: 669
Re: Limenitis chrysalides
Does anyone have any info on the structure and possible function of a flipper-like outgrowth on the dorsal side of Limenitis lorquini chrysalis? It is present in other Limenitis species as well... As both the larvae and chrysalides are bird dropping mimics, perhaps this projection serves to give a ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:04 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Euparthenos nubilis -- the false underwing.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 783
Re: Euparthenos nubilis -- the false underwing.
There is a species of moth which has evolved the cryptic forewing coloration of underwing moths (Catocala) along with the "flash coloration" aspect of the hindwings. It is commonly known as the Locust Underwing (Euparthenos nubilis) as its larval host is black locust AND it is the only me...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:39 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3427
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
Euxanthe spp. (which are also Charaxinae) have larvae with similarly elaborate head capsules - Euxanthe wakefieldi: https://i.imgur.com/IfEXP2Z.jpeg https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/46178152/large.jpeg And here is the caterpillar of Charaxes bernardus: https://live.staticflickr....
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:46 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3427
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
While on the topic of Charaxes/Polyura - the larvae of these butterflies are known as dragon-headed caterpillars ; here are some nice photos of the larva of P. hebe - https://64.media.tumblr.com/d6bcfc35a805e4fbf3f4070f78b638b5/b21a0af304f6d6be-e1/s1280x1920/e297a672b8ee0bac219a95299d1ecb6cfc25af39....
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3427
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
Another beautiful, rare Charaxes - C. mafuga from Uganda. The females, especially, can have quite variable coloration. In darker females like the one below, the blue sheen is really only apparent with the right lighting and angle. Photo from web - not a species in my own collection, unfortunately! -...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:56 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Charaxes jolybouyeri
- Replies: 2
- Views: 500
Re: Charaxes jolybouyeri
I saw that recently, an A1- jolybouyeri female was sold online by a German entomological supplier for around USD $3,230!
They also sold an A1 male for approx. USD $1,480.
They also sold an A1 male for approx. USD $1,480.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3427
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 1:29 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3427
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:01 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3427
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
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.Annarobertson1947 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:38 am Are they breeding Polyura dehaani or all wild caught?
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: A beautiful fournierae pair
- Replies: 7
- Views: 843
Re: A beautiful fournierae pair
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!
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:12 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Charaxes jasius
- Replies: 0
- Views: 777
Charaxes jasius
A short video on Charaxes jasius, the only Charaxes species found in Europe -
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_MsLjeAsb8
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_MsLjeAsb8
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3427
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
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...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:53 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Lexias pardalis
- Replies: 0
- Views: 755
Lexias pardalis
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
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8_3IgOq10I
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:30 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: Making a butterfly decoy
- Replies: 10
- Views: 700
Re: Making a butterfly decoy
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
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:37 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Favorite Classic & Modern Insect Books
- Replies: 7
- Views: 497
Re: Favorite Classic & Modern Insect Books
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 ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: A parade of Catocala moths
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3142
Re: A parade of Catocala moths
Beautiful specimens, and all so nicely prepared!
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
- Replies: 13
- Views: 626
Re: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
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...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Live butterflies exhibit
- Replies: 16
- Views: 911
Re: Live butterflies exhibit
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 ...