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Morphos
Jun 7, 2011 16:45:18 GMT -8
Post by saturniidave on Jun 7, 2011 16:45:18 GMT -8
I see a guy is advertising 1500 Morpho didius for sale, can't say I agree with that kind of wholesale slaughter myself, not from the same area wild caught. Makes one wonder if there are any butterflies left flying around his neck of the woods. Dave
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Morphos
Jun 7, 2011 19:41:18 GMT -8
Post by thanos on Jun 7, 2011 19:41:18 GMT -8
I agree.Although M.didius is generally very common there,this is an extreme over-collecting. It's not 50 or 100,it's 1500... Of course the main threat for the species is the destruction of the habitats,as known,and not the collecting,but if someone collects so many specimens of certain populations of a species systematically,then,damage can be caused even to a common species.Not talking for vulnerable ones,like Parnassius autocrator(you all know the big damage to its populations in Tadjikistan by the teams of 'collectors'..).
Thanos
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Morphos
Jun 7, 2011 22:18:58 GMT -8
Post by nomihoudai on Jun 7, 2011 22:18:58 GMT -8
I guess they are just breed, Morpho didius is protected in Peru since 2006 so I guess they won't get them out legally in that quantity ( Along with Agrias, Morpho rethenor etc., it's only that nobody seems to care ).
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Morphos
Jun 8, 2011 14:27:41 GMT -8
Post by colon on Jun 8, 2011 14:27:41 GMT -8
I see a guy is advertising 1500 Morpho didius for sale, can't say I agree with that kind of wholesale slaughter myself, not from the same area wild caught. Makes one wonder if there are any butterflies left flying around his neck of the woods. Dave
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Jun 8, 2011 14:33:48 GMT -8
Post by colon on Jun 8, 2011 14:33:48 GMT -8
Dav
Many of the insect farms I have visited in Peru have many workers attending many thousands of specimens. A parcel of 1500 is not unusual.
Colon
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Morphos
Jun 8, 2011 15:06:17 GMT -8
Post by saturniidave on Jun 8, 2011 15:06:17 GMT -8
Colon, if they are farmed that is a different matter, but my understanding was that farming on that scale did not happen because of all the legal hassles in exporting from Peru. Dave
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Jun 8, 2011 17:03:27 GMT -8
Post by colon on Jun 8, 2011 17:03:27 GMT -8
Dave
You are right in that there are legal hassels for an exporter from Peru. There is a government fee, per specimen, per type: eg morpho: US 70c fee per specimen, or callicore US 30c per specimen. Then there is a permit fee, US 25.00 per parcel. Then there is an inspection fee (certification fee) US $20.00 per parcel. Then there are the etc, etc.
Colon
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