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by MAC
Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:37 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Cymothoe beckeri
Replies: 14
Views: 650

Re: Cymothoe beckeri

And occasionally you might also come across a female like this
by MAC
Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:20 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: P antimachus & parva
Replies: 6
Views: 434

Re: P antimachus & parva

I suppose that these males lacking white markings are rare as much as females in collections so to clip one to produce fake female wouldn’t make sense at all. Although it is an interesting point that this is indeed not a rule, thanks for sharing it. I’ve no idea how rare / common these males might ...
by MAC
Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:27 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: P antimachus & parva
Replies: 6
Views: 434

Re: P antimachus & parva

Apologies I attached the same image twice 😳
by MAC
Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:26 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: P antimachus & parva
Replies: 6
Views: 434

Re: P antimachus & parva

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by MAC
Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:21 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: P antimachus & parva
Replies: 6
Views: 434

P antimachus & parva

Being as there has been a few posts with African leps I thought I would post a few pics of P antimachus and ssp Parva I just remember reading a thred a while ago over the difference between the males and females ( apart from size ) so thought it might be useful to have a look at the different potent...
by MAC
Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:24 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Papilio zalmoxis
Replies: 25
Views: 1910

Re: Papilio zalmoxis

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by MAC
Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:22 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Papilio zalmoxis
Replies: 25
Views: 1910

Re: Papilio zalmoxis

It would be interesting to find out for sure, I will post a couple of pics of my specimens to hopefully show the variation in colour
by MAC
Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:13 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Papilio zalmoxis
Replies: 25
Views: 1910

Re: Papilio zalmoxis

Just wondering about the green form of Zalmoxis? I was always under the impression this was a post-mortem effect and not natural? Has this now been proven not to be the case? I have examples of blue and green of these, but had thought it might be down to age / or how they were relaxed? The 2 females...