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Post by Zacatak on Jul 1, 2013 18:58:47 GMT -8
I have heard rumours of diana augustinae being extinct, is this true? there isn't much information out there about this beautiful morpho...I also have heard about the new species of morpho found in Venezuela: Morpho rhetenor hightoni has anyone got any of these in their collection, or can relate on these beauties? below is a photo of the new species: Morpho rhetenor hightoni...man would I love to have one of these   |
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Post by lordpandarus on Jul 1, 2013 21:45:30 GMT -8
There's just not much butterflies coming out of Venezuela. Maybe that's why some butterflies from there are rumored to be extinct
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Post by Zacatak on Jul 2, 2013 1:53:23 GMT -8
that's what i originally thought is the reason. as there is much dense jungle in Venezuela, there is no reason for such a species as a morpho to become extinct (apart from deforestation) considering morpho's are quite abundant, especially the dazzling males which are the ones that would be collected for collection purposes. is there a reason as why no specimens are coming out of Venezuela? i mean if there are breeding farms in peru etc who are supplying butterflies for the insect trade, then there shouldn't be a reason for them not to be farmed. unless they are protected, then that's understandable.
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Post by mantisboy on Jan 7, 2015 20:47:20 GMT -8
If this still interests you, there is a Morpho diana for sale on ebay right now (according to the seller, I know very little about Morphos). I had never heard of it before and found this thread while searching it. He says it was collected by Eugene LeMoult, a name I believe I have heard before on this website. Anyway, good luck bidding if you're interested, it starts at $850.
Alex
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Post by mygos on Jan 7, 2015 23:43:47 GMT -8
If this still interests you, there is a Morpho diana for sale on ebay right now (according to the seller, I know very little about Morphos). I had never heard of it before and found this thread while searching it. He says it was collected by Eugene LeMoult, a name I believe I have heard before on this website. Anyway, good luck bidding if you're interested, it starts at $850. Alex Yes Alex, Eugène Le Moult was a famous french entomologist ! He wrote the first monograph on Morpho with Real in 1962 : E. Le Moult et P. Réal. Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et centrale : Historique, morphologie, systématique, 2 volumes. A+, Michel |
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Post by lepidofrance on Jan 28, 2015 15:59:42 GMT -8
Here is a recent (November, 2012) photo from Morpho rhetenor hightoni Neild, 2008. The subspecies flies on the SW ridge of Maracaibo Lake, in swamps ( M. rhetenor augustinae Le Cerf, 1925, flies also in swamps and mangroves areas but in the Orinoco delta) :  To learn more on the matter, see Neild, Butterflies of Venezuela. |
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Post by lepidofrance on Jan 28, 2015 16:12:50 GMT -8
Here is a Morpho ( Megamede) rhetenor augustinae from Orinoco Delta (1966) :  |
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Post by lepidofrance on Jan 29, 2015 0:42:40 GMT -8
and a recent photo (2007) : M. rhetenor augustinae female :  |
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