Polyura dehanii
Polyura dehanii
Top row: female P. dehanii dehanii (Java) male P. dehanii sulthan (Sumatra) Bottom row 2 male P dehanii dehanii recto & verso.(Java)
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Last edited by adamcotton on Thu May 26, 2022 10:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: typos in scientific names
Reason: typos in scientific names
Re: Polyura dehanii
Ok Dave, now your making my socks
roll up - down again with the awesomeness
of this species....
roll up - down again with the awesomeness
of this species....
Re: Polyura dehanii
Yes these are a bit special. For years they were unobtainable. Then suddenly I think some must have been bred in Indonesia because they did become available for a while. I do still see the odd one offered here & there. Never really cheap though.
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Re: Polyura dehanii
This is one of my all-time favorite butterfly species. I long thought I'd never obtain a specimen, but just last year I was able to purchase a fine pair (and at a lower price than I expected). They're in truly pristine condition, and so as daveuk mentioned, it does seem that some were captive bred.
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Congratulations on getting a pair. If you have a picture it would be great to see them.
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Re: Polyura dehanii
My dehanii, along with most of the rest of my collection, are currently in storage. Attached is a photo that I had among my files, though I'm not sure if this is actually one that I took of one of my own specimens, or one that I came across online. I suspect it's probably not one of mine, as the image quality seems a bit too good for my old camera! In time, I hope to upload photos of many of my butterfly & beetle specimens, as I get them mounted.
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Thank You. That looks to be subspecies sulthan from Sumatra. I hope it does turn out to be yours.
Look forward to seeing more pictures of your other specimens when you are able to post them
Look forward to seeing more pictures of your other specimens when you are able to post them
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