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Post by kan on Nov 22, 2017 22:26:24 GMT -8
Would you be able to get me some with those colours? Sorry No, I mostly saw these in museum collections. I could possibly give you some localities so you can search for them yourself and perhaps share them here one day. Thanks for the information. I also know where they are but just don't have time to travel there to photograph them. Hopefully one day when I no longer need to worry about money and have lots of time to spend, I will be there.
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Post by kan on Nov 22, 2017 17:15:15 GMT -8
Yeah. Theres a black one. Also one with more green. And blueish. Would you be able to get me some with those colours?
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Post by kan on Nov 17, 2017 4:33:33 GMT -8
Unlike Lamprima latreilli in Queensland, the males of Lamprima aurata found in Tasmania and Victoria come in many different colours. Last year, I put two pairs of Lamprima aurata in a container with rotten logs. To my great surprise, a few days ago when I broke open the logs, I found Lamprima aurata male adults in 4 different colours!
The folowing was taken last year when the male and female Lamprima aurata were mating.
A few weeks later, eggs were found in the rotten log.
Eggs hatched soon and larvae were found inside the rotten log.
A freshly pupated pupa.
The colour of the pupa turned yellow after a day later.
A few hours before emerging.
A purple male emerged!
A red male emerged!
A green male emerged!
A pink male emerged!
Lamprima aurata is really a colourful species. If you know any other colour it has, please let me know. I really would like to photograph all colours of this species!
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Post by kan on Nov 9, 2017 0:49:18 GMT -8
Hello. I was really impressed with your Lamprima. I purchased one from an on-line place but instead of Latreilli I received an example of Lamprina rutilans. It's not nearly as colorful as the latreilli, being a solid green color. I have not had time to discuss the matter with my seller. I was wondering if you or any of the other members know what rutilans usually sell for. I appreciate any info anyone can give very much. Thanks, arrowhead Sorry, I have no idea.
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Post by kan on Dec 19, 2016 21:39:17 GMT -8
Nice site, but the pictures is what I found most impressive. Very Nice. Maybe you could give me some photography lessons. lol Thanks for your compliments!
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Post by kan on Dec 19, 2016 5:24:31 GMT -8
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Post by kan on Nov 28, 2016 2:42:57 GMT -8
Nice find, those larvae are on mistletoe. I've seen them a few times on Exocarpos but always parasitised by small wasps. I agree their colours are stunning. Nice pics btw Thanks for the information. Yes they were found on mistletoe but they are very rare here in Brisbane. They seem to prefer colder climate and are more common in Victoria.
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Post by kan on Nov 28, 2016 2:10:20 GMT -8
The larvae
The pupae
In my opinion, the adult is one of the most beautiful butterflies in Australia
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Post by kan on Nov 28, 2016 1:56:02 GMT -8
Delias argenthona is one of my favouriate butterflies but they are not often seen here in Brisbane. I have never encountered a live one in the past, until this summer.
My friend is a butterfly expert and he often goes to a park to catch butterflies. There are some mistletoe growing on the gumtrees there and he has been checking them for years without seeing any Jezebel butterfly pupae or eggs. One day, out of the blue, Delias argenthona eggs appeared on one of those mistletoe. When I was informed about his finding, I couldn't contain my excitment and grabbed my camera and went with him straight away.
the early instar larvae. Unlike many other butterfly larvae, they are gregarious.
My friend has been breeding butterflies for more than 16 years. He told me, based on his past experience, the larvae of this butterfly won't grow very well on the cuttings and best way to raise them is to put them on the live plant. So we put a sleeve around the mistletoe leaves in order to protect them from wasps and flies instead of taking them home with cuttings.
A few weeks later when we returned, we found the larvae were doing very well and some of them already pupated.
Shortly after that, the adults emerged. They are so incredibly beautiful!
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Post by kan on Dec 15, 2015 4:56:23 GMT -8
We tried white rotten wood and fermented wood but none of it worked for Lamprima latreillii and L.aurata. With L.adolphinae and Phalacrognathus muelleri it works just fine. So it seems that this species is more specialized. By the way: what camera do you use?
My personal experience shows that Lamprima latreilli larvae live in soft casuarina tree logs and they don't have to be rotten. I only found them in casuarina trees and haven't seem them in other types of trees. I haven't found any Lamprima aurata here in Brisbane. I think aurata doesn't occur here.
My camera is Canaon40D + 100mm macro lens. Very old camera.
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Post by kan on Dec 15, 2015 4:42:36 GMT -8
More photos of lamprima latreillii
A freshly emerged male
One day after emerging
two days after emerging
after two weeks, they are ready for the most important task --- reproduction
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Post by kan on Dec 15, 2015 3:36:52 GMT -8
Trichaulax marginipennis and Trichaulax macleayi
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Post by kan on Dec 15, 2015 3:27:32 GMT -8
Kan, these are some beautiful specimens. Did you collect them yourself?
Yes, I do. But I don't go out of my way to collect them. I hope one day I can go to Costa Rica to photograph them.
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Post by kan on Dec 15, 2015 3:24:39 GMT -8
Wow very nice pictures and beetles! So what is their host tree actually? Some breeders here in Germany got this species and tried to breed them but failed. I guess it is because they used the wrong wood. Their host tree is casuarina tree
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Post by kan on Dec 3, 2015 20:50:26 GMT -8
Great images, Do you also photograph Australian Saturniidae? I would love to see those. Bill Oehlke No. I have never seen the moths here.
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