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Charaxes
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:29 pm
by chrisw
A little while back I came across some Charaxes species that I couldn't pass up. I finally got around to photographing them.
Charaxes mars male & female
Charaxes fourneirae male
Charaxes lydiae male
Charaxes lydiae verso
Re: Charaxes
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:46 pm
by daveuk
Lovely Chris. The top picture is actually two males. The top specimen is a male C mars dohertyi from Sulawesi & the bottom specimen is a male C mars madensis from Buru. The females of both subspecies have white banded forewings. The female C mars dohertyi also has an outer chestnut band on the forewing in addition to the white one
Re: Charaxes
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:08 pm
by livingplanet3
chrisw wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:29 pm
A little while back I came across some Charaxes species that I couldn't pass up. I finally got around to photographing them...
One of my favorite genera. You're fortunate to have fournierae and lydiae, and quite nice examples, at that.
Re: Charaxes
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:37 am
by Trehopr1
Ha, I also happen to know where you got that C. mars madensis (Buru)
from. Had that in my hands too !
It lost out to a "fine" Stichopthalma camadeva which was present.
I have a feeling Chris that you are the one who snapped-up that
C.lydiae which I was told was arriving soon. Very (uber) nice grab !!
And uber tough to get here in such exquisite condition.
Re: Charaxes
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:16 pm
by chrisw
daveuk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:46 pm
Lovely Chris. The top picture is actually two males. The top specimen is a male C mars dohertyi from Sulawesi & the bottom specimen is a male C mars madensis from Buru. The females of both subspecies have white banded forewings. The female C mars dohertyi also has an outer chestnut band on the forewing in addition to the white one
Thank you Dave for the clarification.