Wonderful species ! Thanks for sharing !

For the moment, they are still on the spreading board and I don't see much differences, but this abdomen without any clasper.
Satyridae often have nearly no sexual dimorphism so it is not so easy.
I guess a DNA test or a genitalia preparation will be needed to be 100% sure.

Yes, we have a lot of error 500 and error 508...
It can work if you refresh the pages.

Our team is on it, but the software producer (Ilance) seems to have disappeared... so not easy...

Anyone inspired ?

Hello,

Can anyone confidently determine whether this Papuan Satyridae is male or female?
I have the feeling it's a female and if so... that would be new to science for this species.
I am not so used to work on small Satyridae so I'd prefer a confirmation.

Cheers
Olivier

It seems we are back.

Grmpfff the problem seems worst than thought by my tech team... and I am facing a TOTAL non-professionalism from Ilance (the Canadian company who created the marketplace software)... so it will take more time... I keep you all informed.

You can indeed hit the "Donate" button below, no differences.

Thank you !!!

Yes, we had to buy a larger server due to too many pictures uploaded by sellers.
We should be back today or tomorrow.

Thank you very much to all those who have sent their yearly donation !
Good to see you're always here to help !

Very interesting ! Congrats Thierry !

Thank you very much !

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Be careful, I had to remove another of these accounts in the Classifieds (Safman Rosicky). I see they have "improved" their scam listing now some very rare species at high price (but affordable for the rarity) : https://reptileheaven.com/product/agrias-phalcidon-fournierae/ The real value ...

Trehopr1 < the "strange" Agrias you see on the market are not aberrations or man-made aberration. They are man-made hybrids from the Peruvian Agrias farms. I highly recommend the new book of Philippe Floquet who illustrates all Agrias natural forms and all known Agrias hybrids : https://ma...

I see your point. But as soon as they are clearly advertised as "man-made", I can't see how you could stop them. If some collectors are happy to buy them, and sellers happy to raise specimen to produce their aberrations, it is hard to condemn them. Many aberration collectors feel like you....

Yes but the whole idea is to see my forest growing year after year so it has to be close from home.

Yes, "biofuel" is a disaster for environment. Nothing "bio" at all. About "seed-planting drone", it already exists in nature, it is called "a bird" :-) On of my dreams is to buy a damaged forest and to let it regrow naturally. I am 41, I should do it now to se...

Luc Manil from the French Lepidopterist Association (ALF) was there in last April/May and I know he has been happy with his entomological trip.
You can ask him some tips.
I send you his email in PM

Welcome here !
Have you tried ammonia injection, check this forum topic : viewtopic.php?p=6745#p6745

This is what I use for hard-to-relax butterflies like Agrias.