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Post by cabintom on Jan 13, 2014 12:08:38 GMT -8
Thanks in advance for your help!
I believe these are as follows:
A. egina A. rogersi A. epaea A. epaea A. penelope A. poggei
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Post by cabintom on Jan 13, 2014 10:09:27 GMT -8
I've never purchased an insect... not that I wouldn't want to, I just don't have the luxury of having disposable income.
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Post by cabintom on Jan 10, 2014 20:44:01 GMT -8
They are around, all the time I know user of this forum who is younger then me ( I'm 21 ). Ia a real life I know at least 3 guys who are interested in butterflies like me. But collecting butterflies is just a hobby for me. The most important for me are studies. When I was 8 years old boy i cuptured butterflies with tennis racket So, there's at least a few of us here in our twenties (I'm sitting at an age of 25). As a youngster, I was first inspired to start collecting after a visit to Montreal's Botanical Gardens and their Insectarium. After watching a video of a lepidopterist's antics while chasing after butterflies and moths in various exotic locations, I was hooked. Unfortunately, I lost interest in my teens... but now that I'm living in Africa, well, I can't think of a better hobby.
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Post by cabintom on Jan 9, 2014 4:44:53 GMT -8
may be you can find "les papillons du zaire" not impossible to find at fair price on site ! otherwise D'abrera 's book, despite far to be perfect, are useful (espacially last editions) Yeah, I guess I'll need to wait until I'm back in Canada to buy a good guide. Thanks! Tom
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Post by cabintom on Jan 8, 2014 9:15:19 GMT -8
ps : what do you use as references / doc ? Right now, mostly a mix and match of different resources I've found via the web. It's a very flawed system, which is causing me a lot of difficulty... but I can only work with what I have. I'm relying heavily on Mark C. Williams' documents from atbutterflies.com/ (but that seems to be lacking in a few areas, especially photos/descriptions). Usually from there I'll google the name of the butterfly and see if I can find several different website that agree on the identification. www.acraea.com/ Is the only place I go for Acraea IDs. nymphalidae.utu.fi/db.php is sometimes useful, if they have photos available... Also www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Africa%20thumbs.htm (but it's lacking many many species...) For moths, I just found www.africanmoths.com/ which I'll probably use heavily in the future (I wish there was a similar resource for African butterflies...) So... yeah... if you (or anyone else for that matter) can point me in a better direction, that would be great. I know there are several books that would be good to get my hands on, but they're impossible to buy/have shipped here. As always, thanks for your help! Tom
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Post by cabintom on Jan 7, 2014 19:52:04 GMT -8
the second is a female of Euriphene goniogramma Well, I was quite a ways off on that second one. Thanks! Do you agree with my ID on the first? I'm skeptical because I caught it a little west of Mambasa (in the Ituri Forest), and the distribution I've seen described for it has it in the south west of the country (which as you know is quite far away). Tom
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Post by cabintom on Jan 7, 2014 11:10:16 GMT -8
And then there's this one. I have no idea regarding the ID, other than believing it to be another Catuna species. Attachments:
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Post by cabintom on Jan 7, 2014 10:08:56 GMT -8
Based on the very few photos I've found lying about the web, I believe this is Catuna niji. Would this be a correct assessment? Thanks, Tom Attachments:
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Post by cabintom on Jan 3, 2014 20:29:57 GMT -8
Very poor condition but most likely catochrous lol I catch what I can find! Hopefully I'll be able to upgrade some day. Anyways, C. catochrous does seem to be an excellent match. Thank you very much! Tom
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Post by cabintom on Jan 3, 2014 10:28:18 GMT -8
Here's another beat-up Charaxes specimen. Caught early December in the Ituri Rainforest. I'm leaning towards C. hildebrandti, but I'm not sure... so confirmation or correction is in order. Thanks! Tom
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Post by cabintom on Jan 3, 2014 9:15:57 GMT -8
may be male of Charaxes virilis (van Someren & Jackson, 1952) Dorsal side does seem very much like C. virilis. Ventral side is a lot more silvery on my specimen though... then again, I'm not sure how variable the colouration is on these things... and the patterning on the ventral side is very similar. Tom
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Post by cabintom on Jan 3, 2014 9:08:02 GMT -8
in good condition, it is difficult to determine "black charaxes" then for this male .... you can imagine Thanks for taking a look! I knew this would be a difficult identification. lol Do you have any ideas for what it might be? Tom
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Post by cabintom on Jan 3, 2014 2:57:33 GMT -8
This was caught in early December, near Kisangani, Orientale Province, DRC. As you can see it's pretty beat up. That, coupled with my inexperience with this group of butterflies, is hindering my ability to positively identify the species.
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Post by cabintom on Jan 2, 2014 10:31:26 GMT -8
Thanks, Cabintom, Yes images of the ventral surface are great as they are frequently useful in confirming a determination, and are also useful in identifying specimens whose images only appear as unspread specimens. Bill Oehlke Here you go! i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff91/CabinTom/USSpecimen1-1.jpgTom
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Post by cabintom on Jan 1, 2014 8:49:06 GMT -8
I agree with Thierry's determination. Can you provide a more specific location as I keep records of such things? I also wish permission to post image to WLSS, credited to you. Bill Oehlke Thanks to both of you! Specific Location: District Lumumba, Bunia, Orientale, DRC I'll gladly contribute to your website. (Here's the link to the full size image, in case you hadn't found it: i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff91/CabinTom/TSSpecimen1-1.jpg ) Would a picture of the ventral side be helpful as well? Tom
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