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Post by trehopr1 on Oct 11, 2021 14:03:24 GMT -8
Holy cow !
Adam, you nailed the species on the head !!
Thank you so much for taking the extra time to figure out the species for me.
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Post by skandinavisk on Oct 11, 2021 14:06:09 GMT -8
Thank you sincerely Jan ! I'm sure I will find your post helpful. I will look into it further when I am not at my job. Happy to help! This is a great source of the most current scientific research, as it is being updated. Unfortunately the source is still quite crude, but useful just the same. Jan |
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Post by exoticimports on Oct 11, 2021 17:37:20 GMT -8
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Post by Adam Cotton on Oct 12, 2021 2:07:54 GMT -8
I checked the original description and the correct name of the species is Polyura dehanii (Westwood, 1850) with two 'i's. Westwood actually called it Charaxes De Hanii but the species name is corrected to dehanii under the ICZN Code. The spelling is a bit surprising as it is named after De Haan, with two 'a's and I decided to check the spelling as it seems to be spelt several different ways here and elsewhere. The original descrption is available here: archive.org/stream/generaofdiurnall25052doub#page/308/mode/1upAdam. |
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Post by kirkwilliams on Oct 12, 2021 11:05:21 GMT -8
If I was listing rare Polyura I would include P andrewesi from Christmas Island and P caphontis ssp from Natewa peninsula Fiji. Both missing in my collection.
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Post by yorky on Oct 12, 2021 11:27:43 GMT -8
If I was listing rare Polyura I would include P andrewesi from Christmas Island and P caphontis ssp from Natewa peninsula Fiji. Both missing in my collection. Caphontis is obtainable but forget about andrewsi, I've never seen it for sale and likely never will. |
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Post by wolf on Oct 12, 2021 23:28:46 GMT -8
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Post by kirkwilliams on Oct 13, 2021 7:50:24 GMT -8
I doubt P andrewsi will ever surface.
P caphontis caphontis I have caught (albeit ratty condition)
But the other ssp another matter.
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Post by yorky on Oct 13, 2021 8:34:52 GMT -8
There is a butterfly from Natewa that I would like but it's not a polyura.
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Post by lordpandarus on Oct 17, 2021 8:27:01 GMT -8
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Post by mothylator on Nov 4, 2021 16:05:51 GMT -8
What an amazing history! I wonder where it slots into the Charaxini Phylogenetic Tree? Thanks for posting the link. |
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