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Post by papalidar on Dec 13, 2012 12:50:55 GMT -8
Parides quadratus from Manicoré (Madeira) 1937 Jacques Attachments:
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Post by agriaslover on Dec 13, 2012 13:15:19 GMT -8
Dear Jaques, this is a beautiful pair and extrem rare. I have never seen a fresh one . Congratulations! It must be very local, because my Brasilian friend caught Agrias in Manicore in the early 1990 and did not find quadratus at that place....
August
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Post by richiejames on Dec 13, 2012 13:27:38 GMT -8
Hi Jacques, I must go along with agriaslover. For me to they are the freshest quadratus I have seen. A fantastic, outstanding and very rare addition to any parides collection. ;D Congratulations in having obtained them.
Richard
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Post by wolf on Dec 13, 2012 13:37:44 GMT -8
I have only ever found females of species such as P. paris, P. agestor, P. epycides etc at 1,000m+ whereas the males are common in the lowlands. Hi Adam. When i was in Vietnam in 2010, i caught a female P.paris, in Da Nang area, at pretty much sea lvl. I dont know if it is interessting or not, just thought i'd tell it since u said u have only found females above +1000m Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Dec 13, 2012 15:06:32 GMT -8
Here are some of mine.... starting with: parides coelus M+F now renamed "vercingtorix" from Fr. Guiana, 12.1926 John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Dec 13, 2012 15:09:12 GMT -8
papilio godeffroyei male John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Dec 13, 2012 15:11:17 GMT -8
eurytides l. harrishanus f. platydesma male John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Dec 13, 2012 15:12:04 GMT -8
female... John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Dec 13, 2012 15:14:24 GMT -8
papilio lampsacus male John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Dec 13, 2012 17:34:32 GMT -8
papilio chansiades dospassoi female John Attachments:
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Post by aureusbutterflies on Dec 14, 2012 6:23:30 GMT -8
Here some "rare" Castnia from my collection: Castnia pylades female Attachments:
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Post by aureusbutterflies on Dec 14, 2012 6:24:29 GMT -8
Castnia galinthios (?) Sao Paulo / Brasil Attachments:
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Post by aureusbutterflies on Dec 14, 2012 6:25:26 GMT -8
Castnia cochus Sao Paulo / Brasil .... enjoy Attachments:
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Post by Adam Cotton on Dec 14, 2012 11:07:36 GMT -8
Hi Adam. When i was in Vietnam in 2010, i caught a female P.paris, in Da Nang area, at pretty much sea lvl. I dont know if it is interessting or not, just thought i'd tell it since u said u have only found females above +1000m Interesting! Was it during the rainly season (equivalent to European summer months)? Here in Chiang Mai I have never seen a female P. paris in the lower elevation forest, but during the rainy season many butterflies are able to come out of the forest and breed in the lowlands due to the high humidity and presence of foodplants that would just be dry stems in the spring dry season. I guess that it is possible for many species to move between nearby forested hills during the rainy season, whereas they would be confined to the hills in the dry season. Here during March and April it can be very hot and dry during the day, often over 40C in early April. Of course the situaltion in the Da Nang are may be quite different, much more hospitable. I have tried to rear Papilio paris here several times, but the larvae always die in 5th instar, probably because it is too hot for them in the lowlands, even though the temperature in my farm is only about 30C max. Adam.
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Post by wolf on Dec 14, 2012 11:45:09 GMT -8
Yes, it was in July.
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