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by joachim
Wed Jul 27, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Papilio memnon
Replies: 11
Views: 552

Re: Papilio memnon

Whow! really nice collection! I recently bought 20 pupae from England and was hoping to get one 2 females, I got 2 males and 18 females. Adam told me that mybe all males ae sold to the U.S., so the "rest" was for me. t seems that the forms are more frequent in different areas, because the ...
by joachim
Fri Jul 22, 2022 11:58 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Castniidae
Replies: 43
Views: 3173

Re: Castniidae

The castnia are often underestimated in terms of briliance
and coloration. Thanks for the great pictures!
by joachim
Sun May 29, 2022 12:04 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Euryphura concordia
Replies: 12
Views: 549

Re: Euryphura concordia

a friend of mine said he never would drive a red car beause red is the color of the communist. Some time later he had a red mercedes and said, it´s green. Maybe you should try the glasses. I tried to make fotos with infrared to see wether there is a difference in apperance. So far I saw no differenc...
by joachim
Sat May 28, 2022 11:28 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Pseudacraea clarkii
Replies: 2
Views: 283

Pseudacraea clarkii

Hi, another of my special butterflies. It is asymentric, maybe a gyno? Help please.
Joachim
by joachim
Sat May 28, 2022 1:07 pm
Forum: The Porch Light
Topic: I'll try just about anything once, well maybe anything..
Replies: 3
Views: 715

Re: I'll try just about anything once, well maybe anything..

Hi everybody. First thanks for making the new forum. We have to get used of the new look. If anybody has problem with resizing, I can do that,
Just give me a note.
All users are "new mebers"? So what is my "senior member? " Ok with "new member " I feel younger.
by joachim
Sat May 28, 2022 1:03 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Gynandromorph Troides rhadamantus
Replies: 0
Views: 220

Gynandromorph Troides rhadamantus

Hi everybody!
I have this gynandromorph of T. rhadamantus from Palawan which I obtained in 1972 .
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On the forewings, there are some black areas which are males color
by joachim
Thu May 26, 2022 2:03 am
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: gynandromorph Teinopalpus imperialis
Replies: 7
Views: 957

Re: gynandromorph Teinopalpus imperialis

Hello, just Wohh!!!
Now they protect this one but anyway there is no chance to get eggs with this specimen

I found sonewhere this photo, maybe it is from India.
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Anyway, to find such a specimen is real luck.
Joachim