Papilio dehaanii dehaanii (female)

[Trehopr1]

Here's a little honey I've always liked. I don't have
many (female) Achillides but, the ones I have acquired
have a charm all their own.

[livingplanet3]

Here's a little honey I've always liked. I don't have
many (female) Achillides but, the ones I have acquired
have a charm all their own.

Very nice. With all of the great specimens being posted on this forum, I'm starting to feel like I don't even need a collection of my own - I can just look at everyone else's!

[Trehopr1]

I really enjoy this section of the forum the most. There are so many nice things that have been acquired by folks; and still so many more that can still be posted by anyone with a willingness to do so.

I try to change things up a bit by showing not only truly great species but, other lesser known (yet still intriguing) ones worthy of mention.

[Yorky]

You have to remember that some of us have been doing this a long time. Collections don't happen overnight. Most of us are not wealthy so patience and sacrifice are needed. From my point of view it's taken the best part of 45 years and there are still massive gaps that will probably never be filled.

[livingplanet3]

You have to remember that some of us have been doing this a long time. Collections don't happen overnight. Most of us are not wealthy so patience and sacrifice are needed. From my point of view it's taken the best part of 45 years and there are still massive gaps that will probably never be filled.

Although I've been collecting since the early 1980s, there was a long span of time (probably around 20 years) in which I put it largely on hold, while I was busy dealing with other things. The majority of my collection was obtained within just the past 12-15 years, and acquisitions have tended to be on an intermittent basis, rather than regular. I have a few rarities, but mostly quite common species. My collection is around 70% Coleoptera and 30% Lepidoptera. Probably one of the scarcer things I have is a pair of Rosenbergia xenium, from PNG -