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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 12, 2011 22:23:14 GMT -8
It's a gem of a butterfly, a bit easier to get than it used to. Attachments:
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Post by wollastoni on Jun 12, 2011 23:05:36 GMT -8
WOW ! Splendid !
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Post by nomihoudai on Jun 13, 2011 0:11:56 GMT -8
Nice spreading job! Maybe in a few years time people will be able to breed it and then anybody can afford a series of those  |
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Post by bobw on Jun 13, 2011 0:30:32 GMT -8
It's pretty unlikely that anyone will breed it any time soon. The female was unknown until a couple of years ago, and even now I've only heard of 2 or 3 having been caught. The first one I heard of was an A2 specimen which was being offered for $9,000!
Bob
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2011 1:18:43 GMT -8
lovely Lord P, one that I want and still have to get.
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Post by nomihoudai on Jun 13, 2011 1:34:50 GMT -8
They just need to find the right spot with the right time and the right method Things like Anaea thyriatina have dropped extremely in price due to breeding. Morpho rhetenor females are now affordable too as they get breed in large quantitites. |
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Post by wollastoni on Jun 13, 2011 1:48:54 GMT -8
Yes "just" ... ;-)
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Post by thanos on Jun 13, 2011 5:49:17 GMT -8
Yes,a 'splendid splendida' ! It is a unique butterfly with 'personality',a mix between Prepona and Anaea.. . Last year I was offered a perfect,very beautiful female,but couldn't afford the price. Females of this species are among the hardest to get and most expensive butterflies in the world.I hope this will change in the future.. While I find that males are easy to get - you can find an A1 male on ebay for 50-100 usd. I've spent much bigger amounts for other insects. Thanos |
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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 13, 2011 9:34:02 GMT -8
I think it has the one of the most beautiful blue tint of all butterflies
Are these still wild "net caught". i don't think they are
Ex pupae
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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 13, 2011 15:41:50 GMT -8
They are variable in color too .My old repaired specimen on top is much more green color Attachments:
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Post by saturniidave on Jun 13, 2011 16:31:19 GMT -8
I believe there are now two subspecies too.
It is on my 'wants' list, one day I will get one!
Dave
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Post by thanos on Jun 13, 2011 23:28:38 GMT -8
And this to me..It's the same female specimen with the one offered to you , just on your photo it seems that it has been a bit rehydrated/respread and the pin has been removed(obviously put in riker mount).So..,only one good female was available and offered to different collectors..How rare they are.. Thanos Attachments:
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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 17, 2011 18:52:00 GMT -8
They just need to find the right spot with the right time and the right method Things like Anaea thyriatina have dropped extremely in price due to breeding. Morpho rhetenor females are now affordable too as they get breed in large quantitites. They probably found areas where they can catch a bit more of them at the moment ,but it might just be a "window of opportunity" to get one right now. 75-100$ for a male is about as low a price as this species is going to get. Some websites (Ken thorne,Ianni) still sell A1 for 400$ I don't see this becoming as commonly sold as A. thyriantina or even Prepona praeneste and the likes |
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Post by bizarro on Jun 22, 2011 7:44:19 GMT -8
Hummm
Anaea thyriantina is more precisely 'ranched' than 'farmed' and belongs in the large guild of basal Anaini that feeds on Croton (Euphorbiaceae), which are really either shrubs or not very tall trees and thus more easy to screen and find caterpillers. If we had the phylogenetic position of Anaeomorpha a guess might be made of the food-plant group. It is still considered a Preponini ... if closed to Archaeoprepona, Laurales would be the first one to look for... and manye Lauraceae are giants of the forest. Also, being a canopy species won't make it an easy task. If I got a female, I would keep it alive and put it in a forest greenhouse with some of those tree sapplings : )
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