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Post by lordpandarus on Nov 27, 2016 21:32:56 GMT -8
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Post by leptraps on Nov 28, 2016 4:41:15 GMT -8
The article is in Japanese. It states that it is a female Zaretis pythagoras.
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Post by lordpandarus on Nov 28, 2016 12:00:50 GMT -8
Just by intuition it doesn't look like a female Zaretis, especially the one on ebay. Female Zaretis usually have a pale, molted pattern.Maybe it's a male of a totally new species because it does not correspond at all with described male Z. pythagoras
Also this general pattern of deep black borders with concentrated color at the base of the wings is usually a male butterfly, in all Nymphalidae genus (actually almost every butterfly species).Also in species that have a purple sheen it's always the male .Female nymphalidae never look like this
Article in link 3 says Female Z. pythagoras is unknown
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Post by leptraps on Nov 28, 2016 16:32:25 GMT -8
I just translated the article. I did not attempt an ID.
I just looked in my collection, whatever it is, I do not have it.
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Post by lordpandarus on Nov 29, 2016 1:48:53 GMT -8
The region of West Ecuador and West Colombia seems relatively new for butterfly collecting. Unusual species not pictured in books seem to be popping up in the past few years.
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Post by mantisboy on Nov 30, 2016 8:10:21 GMT -8
I asked Danny Burk about it, and here's what he had to say:
"That's not pythagoras - it's [Zaretis] delassisei Choimet 2009. Both are found in W. Ecuador. This one has a violet reflection, unlike other Zaretis species.
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Post by lordpandarus on Nov 30, 2016 12:43:46 GMT -8
Thanks, very interesting
There seem to be new discoveries to be made from that region of Ecuador
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Post by lordpandarus on Dec 2, 2016 17:45:41 GMT -8
And it's cool because it's a very distinct "new" mid size nymphalid that's not pictured anywhere and you don't see that very often anymore
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