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Post by indowings on Dec 20, 2012 15:19:46 GMT -8
Hi Barry, it's a real pity Euploea phaenarete doesn't occur on Kei Island (it would no doubt be spectacular). But given Kei is a young island and was never connected to mainland PNG, I guess it's not surprising phaenarete isn't there...
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Post by indowings on Dec 19, 2012 15:13:54 GMT -8
Curious. I find it difficult to believe that the Hypolimnas are not benefiting from having lightened wing margins when they occur on the same island as distasteful Euploea species that also have lightened wing margins. I think it would be very unlikely that the are not mimics of these Euploea species. I have seen Danaus chrysippus and female Hypolimnas misippus flying in the Northern Territory several times. They were never flying together and the misippus flew like a typical Hypolimnas, not Danaus (yet misippus it is a celebrated mimic)...
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Post by indowings on Dec 18, 2012 19:10:43 GMT -8
Hi everyone, thought there might be some collectors out there interested in butterfly mimicry. There is a wonderful mimicry complex on Kei Island, Indonesia. Several species of Euploea and two Hypolimnas are in mimetic association on this small dual-island (Kei Kecil & Kei Bessar). Hope you enjoy seeing some examples of these species. David. Attachments:
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Post by indowings on Nov 22, 2012 12:56:01 GMT -8
Here's a true bilateral for comparison. I know it's from a completely different family, but I hatched this one myself several years ago (Alex now owns it). I thought it might be useful to compare. Alex is very honest and reliable, and I don't believe he would willingly sell anything he thought wasn't the real deal. I hope the urvilleanus is a real gynandromorph, but I too have some doubts when I look at the abdomen... Attachments:
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Post by indowings on Oct 31, 2012 16:25:37 GMT -8
Hi Simon,
thanks! I thought I could make up these frames as another way to supplement my income but they are hard work and costly to produce and I have no easy way of selling them. Seemed like a good idea at the time...
David.
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Post by indowings on Oct 14, 2012 14:21:51 GMT -8
lordpandarus is correct, I only sell Papilio hermeli, and I can tell the difference straight away between chickae and hermeli. My supplier is reliable and all my specimens come from Mindoro, not Luzon : )
David.
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Post by indowings on Sept 30, 2012 15:52:20 GMT -8
Hi All,
does anyone know a reliable and honest collector in Tanzania that can supply Urania croesus? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, David.
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Post by indowings on Sept 29, 2012 14:59:10 GMT -8
Hi Pete, thanks for replying. Could you give me the email address you used for him? Perhaps the one I have is old (I haven't bought anything from him for a few years).
Thanks, David
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Post by indowings on Sept 28, 2012 15:39:24 GMT -8
Hello all,
has anyone dealt with Agusyanto Hasan in the last year? I have sent him several emails over the last couple of months and had no reply. I wonder if he has stopped trading. Does anyone know the current status of this supplier?
Thanks, David.
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Post by indowings on Sept 28, 2012 15:37:05 GMT -8
Thanks everyone for the very kind messages and recommendations. I have actually started trading again after a break, when business was so poor that it was no longer viable to be running the business. The main problem is in fact the very strong Aussie dollar and the fact that I sell on eBay.com and trade in USD. But like most collectors, I found I couldn't really give it up! So please drop by my eBay store regularly to see what is there and don't hesitate to send me an email if you're looking for something specific from the Indo-Australian region.
Thanks again! David.
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Post by indowings on Sept 17, 2012 4:15:10 GMT -8
Girady's is very reliable. Sometimes he doesn't reply to emails, particularly if you are asking about something he doesn't stock. I recently bought some birdwings from the website and they were very good quality.
David.
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Post by indowings on Sept 12, 2012 14:02:49 GMT -8
Hi Laurie, do you know who produced the specimen in the photo you posted?
D.
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Post by indowings on Sept 10, 2012 14:50:58 GMT -8
Well I exposed 2 poseidon males to UV light from a reptile UV globe for about 4 days and there hasn't been any noticeable change in colour. I expect you need a dangerously strong light source to effect any change, given how long it takes displayed specimens to change under strong natural light conditions.
Also, these fakes might have been created by exposing the pre-pupal larvae and fresh pupae to strong UV light (when the pigmentation pathways were being created). A bit like exposing pupae to extremes of temperature and humidity.
So I think I'll give up on this experiment since the UV light source I have is obviously inadequate for the job.
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Post by indowings on Sept 4, 2012 14:04:44 GMT -8
Hahaha - Simon I would gladly give away some old poseidon if there wasn't that annoying CITES problem! I've ordered a reptile UV light to see what results that gives me. If anything good comes of it I'll post some pictures.
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Post by indowings on Sept 1, 2012 15:29:15 GMT -8
Hi Simon,
thanks for you reply. I'm interested in seeing the effects on some old poseidon I have (bad specimens that I am going to throw away). Thanks for the link. I wonder what strength the light source was to achieve this?
David.
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