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Post by dertodesking on Nov 21, 2011 12:48:36 GMT -8
Hi All, Can anyone identify this Caligo from Colombia for me? I'm not up on Brassolidae at all..  By the way - I don't have the butterfly yet so can't post a picture of the underside if this is needed to ID it. Thanks in advance, Simon Attachments:
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Post by letmarkin on Nov 21, 2011 14:23:26 GMT -8
This specimen appears to be a female Caligo oielus. This female is quite nice.
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Post by letmarkin on Nov 21, 2011 17:43:48 GMT -8
Sorry for the typo. I believe the specimen is a female Caligo oileus. My spelling & typing suffers from old age and fat fingers.
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Post by saturniidave on Nov 21, 2011 19:58:51 GMT -8
You should see my collection Simon, I have most of the genus.
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Post by dertodesking on Nov 22, 2011 13:11:12 GMT -8
Sorry for the typo. I believe the specimen is a female Caligo oileus. My spelling & typing suffers from old age and fat fingers. LOL - again, many thanks for you help with this. I'm more of a Papilonidae "fan" and am just getting into these. Thanks again, Simon |
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Post by dertodesking on Nov 22, 2011 13:14:14 GMT -8
You should see my collection Simon, I have most of the genus. I'd love to Dave!  I'm more into my Papilonidae (...and Saturniidae...and British stuff...and Ornithoptera...and... ) and am just getting into these in a big way. I've not really done a lot of "hunting" for these on the net but they seem reasonably available and also reasonably priced compared with some other stuff. The only draw back is the amount of space they take up in the cabinet!!! Simon |
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Post by saturniidave on Nov 22, 2011 17:10:05 GMT -8
"The only draw back is the amount of space they take up in the cabinet!!!" Oh, and Saturniidae and Papilionidae take up so little space don't they?  ;D |
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Post by dertodesking on Nov 23, 2011 11:32:20 GMT -8
"The only draw back is the amount of space they take up in the cabinet!!!" Oh, and Saturniidae and Papilionidae take up so little space don't they? ;D Dave, Fair point...but not all Sats and Papilios are big. ALL of these are pretty massive tho' Simon |
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Post by prillbug2 on Nov 23, 2011 14:15:37 GMT -8
One reason why I make my own cases. Bigger cases mean more specimens stored.
Jeff Prill
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