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Ornithoptera chimaera
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:27 am
by daveuk
Two pairs of ex pupae nominate subspecies from P.N.G. February 2006.
Pair of O c charybdis from Arfak,West Papua 1983(the only data I have for this pair)
Re: Ornithoptera chimaera
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:31 am
by daveuk
The full data from one of the male nominate specimens. All four have more or less the same data
Re: Ornithoptera chimaera
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 3:16 pm
by jhyatt
I wonder: Does any recent material of O. c. flavidior exist, or are all the known examples historical?
jh
Re: Ornithoptera chimaera
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:21 pm
by daveuk
jhyatt wrote: Sun Dec 11, 2022 3:16 pm
I wonder: Does any recent material of O. c. flavidior exist, or are all the known examples historical?
jh
I have only ever seen that subspecies in books.
Re: Ornithoptera chimaera
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:31 pm
by Trehopr1
Wow Dave,
Those first 2 pairs are outstanding !
Thank you for posting such wonderful acquisitions.
Oh' to have just one pair like either one of those....
Re: Ornithoptera chimaera
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:56 pm
by daveuk
Trehopr1 wrote: Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:31 pm
Wow Dave,
Those first 2 pairs are outstanding !
Thank you for posting such wonderful acquisitions.
Oh' to have just one pair like either one of those....
Thank You trehopr. Consider myself lucky to have gotten hold of them & not to have messed up when I spread/set them!
