Post by mokky on Jun 19, 2012 17:24:41 GMT -8
Dear all butterfly lovers,
Soon after the publication of our journal "Butterflies", many people both from domestic and overseas have contacted to purchase the issue.
They want to read the following paper,
Harada, M., Wangdi, K., Wangdi S., Yago M., Aoki T., Igarashi Y., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., Sherub, Wangdi R., Drukpa S., Saito M., Moriyama Y. & T. Uchiyama. Rediscovery of Ludlow's Bhutan Glory, Bhutanitis ludlowi Gabriel (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): morphology and biology: 4-15.
Ludlow's Bhutan Glory has been one of the most mysterious swallowtails in the world for about 80 years. This butterfly had been hidden behind the thick clouds surrounded Himalaya's small Kingdom, Bhutan. This swallowtail was just like a "holy grail" for all butterfly enthusiasts in the world.
Finally 2009, one of the authors, Mr. Karma Wangdi, a Bhutanese butterfly researcher re-discovered this magnificent swallowtail in far-eastern Bhutan.
Last year, our society had a joint research with Bhutan government to unveil the ecology of this species. This paper is the first outcome of our survey.
Is this species a good independent species or a mere sub-species of Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii)
The anwer is described in the paper.
Genus Bhutanitis comprises only four species, lidderdalii, thaidina, mansfieldi and ludlowi.
All species have been studied by Japanese colleagues. As a Japanese butterfly lover, I feel a bit proud of it.
But also one thing occurs in my mind.
The person who re-discovered Bhutanitis mansfieldi from Mt. Gongga (Sichuan, China) in 1981 has died during the trip.
In addition, a famous butterfly hunter, Mr. W. Doherty had been caught in a tiger trap at Naga hills (India) while he was hunting Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii). Later this injury cost his life in Africa.
The bloody crimson red on the wings of Bhutanitis species always reminds me of those tragedies...
Soon after the publication of our journal "Butterflies", many people both from domestic and overseas have contacted to purchase the issue.
They want to read the following paper,
Harada, M., Wangdi, K., Wangdi S., Yago M., Aoki T., Igarashi Y., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., Sherub, Wangdi R., Drukpa S., Saito M., Moriyama Y. & T. Uchiyama. Rediscovery of Ludlow's Bhutan Glory, Bhutanitis ludlowi Gabriel (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): morphology and biology: 4-15.
Ludlow's Bhutan Glory has been one of the most mysterious swallowtails in the world for about 80 years. This butterfly had been hidden behind the thick clouds surrounded Himalaya's small Kingdom, Bhutan. This swallowtail was just like a "holy grail" for all butterfly enthusiasts in the world.
Finally 2009, one of the authors, Mr. Karma Wangdi, a Bhutanese butterfly researcher re-discovered this magnificent swallowtail in far-eastern Bhutan.
Last year, our society had a joint research with Bhutan government to unveil the ecology of this species. This paper is the first outcome of our survey.
Is this species a good independent species or a mere sub-species of Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii)
The anwer is described in the paper. Genus Bhutanitis comprises only four species, lidderdalii, thaidina, mansfieldi and ludlowi.
All species have been studied by Japanese colleagues. As a Japanese butterfly lover, I feel a bit proud of it.
But also one thing occurs in my mind.
The person who re-discovered Bhutanitis mansfieldi from Mt. Gongga (Sichuan, China) in 1981 has died during the trip.
In addition, a famous butterfly hunter, Mr. W. Doherty had been caught in a tiger trap at Naga hills (India) while he was hunting Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii). Later this injury cost his life in Africa.
The bloody crimson red on the wings of Bhutanitis species always reminds me of those tragedies...
