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Post by lordpandarus on Apr 26, 2012 20:38:19 GMT -8
One of my favorite of all butterflies Pretty hard to get in this quality Attachments:
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Post by steve on Apr 26, 2012 21:11:26 GMT -8
I would love to see that flying !!
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Post by johnnyboy on Apr 26, 2012 23:29:20 GMT -8
My favorite Parides, judging by the size of the forewing spots it looks like an "intermediate" form. Out of interest, where is it from?
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Post by lordpandarus on Apr 27, 2012 0:56:13 GMT -8
Says Guapiles , Costa Rica
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Post by jshuey on Apr 27, 2012 5:27:14 GMT -8
I would love to see that flying !! I've seen it a few times in Belize at one site where the only place to access it is the steep side of a small mountain called the Outlier. It looks a lot like Parides sesostris males in flight, only a lot greener. Keep in mind that sesostris is a very, very common species in Central America, so you get a lot of "false adrenaline rushes" when you see bugs from a distance. P. sesostris green is much more reflective than is childrenae green - so until you actually see the bugs up close, they are hard to tell apart. Because the mountain side is so steep, you are literally stuck on a small section of the trail making childrenae pretty hard to catch at the site. At this site the bug is pretty common, but I have netted it just three times because of the terrain. As luck would have it - I have photos of a pair on my hard drive. They're not perfect specimens, but then again, I actually swung the net that caught them... Just posting this photo makes me glad that I am headed back there in September! Shuey Attachments:
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Post by lordpandarus on Apr 27, 2012 10:17:55 GMT -8
Are all the specimens on the market "net caught"?
The male I just spread is close to perfect, but I don't think it was ex-pupae. And most other specimens I've seen have flight wear
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Post by johnnyboy on Apr 27, 2012 13:37:40 GMT -8
This pair is from Muzo, Colombia. Johnny Attachments:
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Post by johnnyboy on Apr 27, 2012 13:38:40 GMT -8
These are from Costa Rica and Ecuador. Johnny Attachments:
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Post by timsbugs on Apr 27, 2012 13:40:15 GMT -8
I collected mine in the middle of June in Honduras and they had minimal flight wear. The ones I caught were attracted to green and blue foil placed in the sun. Tim Attachments:
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Post by lordpandarus on Apr 27, 2012 17:38:18 GMT -8
On a purely aesthetical point of view, I prefer the form with the larger yellow apical dot and I would have like my specimen to have that spot a bit bigger
Like the one on the above picture to the right
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Post by lordpandarus on May 25, 2012 17:33:33 GMT -8
Another nice male + a female Attachments:
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Post by lordpandarus on May 25, 2012 17:33:57 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2012 0:21:14 GMT -8
Those are beautiful specimens of childrenae. I was lucky enough to pick up some beautiful parides orrelana and hahneli at a recent insect fair in England. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2012 0:23:21 GMT -8
and the hahneli, the photo of the male orellana does not do justice to the purple sheen on the forewings. Attachments:
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Post by lordpandarus on May 26, 2012 7:29:04 GMT -8
Orelleana is a splendid species too (one of my top 5 Parides) . I do have an older male specimen and it looks nice, but I'd be curious to replace it with a fresh one to compare if it has faded a bit
top 5 parides:
childrenae
gundalachianus
anaea bolivar
orelleana
ascanius
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