livingplanet3 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:57 pm
Amazing - you actually have a
PAIR of these?! So fortunate; these are truly gems.
If you have H gloriosa, I'm curious about what other rare Cetoniinae you might have, especially some of the more difficult to obtain African species. For example, do you have any of the Fornasinius that are rare or uncommon in collections, such as higginsi, klingbeili, or aureosparsus? How about Hegemus pluto christineae?
Yes I feel very fortunate to have the H. gloriosa. I've only seen them available twice and those are the specimens which I acquired! Well, actually there was one other specimen but the seller (actually a respected seller too) was asking an astronomical price - I can't remember exactly but it was in the hundreds of thousands. Just insane.
I only have the more common Fornasinius. I've considered the rarer ones many times, but for me their appearance just isn't "unique" enough compared to the more common ones, to warrant the very high price tags. I have Hegemus pluto but not christineae. Again, in this case, just not worth it for me!
Here are a couple more small Cetoniinae which you might find interesting. Both are rarely seen in my experience. Not prepared yet when I took the photos.
Hadrosticta viridiflua from Panama (Only one I've seen offered) - it's more beautiful in person
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rgyripa lansbergei from Colombia (out of the Le Moult collection)
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