grasshopper
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Hi Steve, Perfectly set and fantastic species.
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Post by grasshopper on Nov 9, 2011 1:24:27 GMT -8
Helo again, During the early 1990's I was able to obtain a few ova of P.aegeus form "beatrix" from a fellow collector. The ova derived from stock from Cape York Nth Queensland. I bred many hundreds picking out the best females and males to breed with then back crossed then with normal wild stock to keep the gean pool strong. This is an image of one of the best forms that emerged during the time I was breeding them. Thanks for looking. Lance.  Attachments:
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Post by africaone on Nov 9, 2011 1:43:56 GMT -8
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Post by bichos on Nov 9, 2011 5:28:46 GMT -8
wow congrats, I did not know it to occur at Cape York, they are very white, I was lucky enough to get one female from a collector at near Brisbane, but this came from one of the offshore islands and not the mainland.
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Post by anthony on Nov 9, 2011 8:50:23 GMT -8
Very nice, congratulations.
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Post by dertodesking on Nov 10, 2011 14:33:40 GMT -8
Lance,
Ditto what the others said - she's B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L !!!
Simon
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grasshopper
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Hi Steve, Perfectly set and fantastic species.
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Post by grasshopper on Nov 10, 2011 15:58:23 GMT -8
Thanks to all for your feedback.  |
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Post by Zacatak on Mar 19, 2015 17:33:16 GMT -8
Just got this female Beatrix from a friends australian collection, what's the story with this form, I was told it's no longer around anymore is that correct? Attachments:
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Post by ash on Mar 19, 2015 21:06:43 GMT -8
Hi Zac,
It think the story goes that it still occurs in the wild in the Torres Strait Islands but may not be around in captivity in Australia anymore. Lovely specimen, no doubt captive reared.
cheers
Ashley
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Post by Zacatak on Mar 19, 2015 21:28:25 GMT -8
Hey ash, thanks for the confirmation. This specimen is certainly a captive bred specimen, 80s old specimen but still expupae condition. Looking forward to setting it his one. And will be nice to display with the usual aegeus specimens that I also have. Cheers |
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Post by obiwankenobi55555 on Mar 20, 2015 3:52:41 GMT -8
Very nice. This is first time I saw this form. It must be really rare since you can not find it in continental Australia. Please when you spread that female. Show us picture  I'm waiting for that. Regards |
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Post by Zacatak on Mar 21, 2015 22:20:07 GMT -8
This is a captive bred specimen from the mainland caught years ago. I will be sure to show a photo of the specimen once it's off the setting board
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Post by Zacatak on Mar 24, 2015 16:33:48 GMT -8
Here she is Attachments:
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Post by obiwankenobi55555 on Mar 25, 2015 5:23:25 GMT -8
What a beauty. Superb quality.
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Post by Zacatak on Mar 25, 2015 11:40:19 GMT -8
Thanks, she is actually very good quality for the age. In response to your message, I don't really know much about the forms of aegeus, it's not normally a species I show much interest in. But I was offered this rare specimen so it made its way into my collection.
Cheers Zac
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