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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2012 0:23:14 GMT -8
becoming hard to get now. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2012 0:25:23 GMT -8
and girl. Attachments:
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 15, 2012 1:27:19 GMT -8
I confirm it is now protected.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2012 2:00:14 GMT -8
from what I have heard though, not rare where found.
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Post by pittendrighinsects on Oct 15, 2012 14:09:01 GMT -8
When is the flight season for these?
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Post by jensb on Oct 16, 2012 0:53:20 GMT -8
Wow that was fast.
Where did you get it?(or is that a secret)
Greets Jens
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 16, 2012 1:06:32 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2012 4:45:51 GMT -8
"this is not a cheap hobby im finding lol "
wait until you get to the REALLY
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2012 4:46:27 GMT -8
wait until you get to the REALLY expensive stuff.
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 16, 2012 5:06:12 GMT -8
Raise your endemic stuff and you will have a sustainable way to buy expensive leps.
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Post by exoticimports on Oct 17, 2012 9:18:16 GMT -8
They were all over the place, including hotel grounds, in Noumea in April/ May 2011. Unlike most Ulysses, they fly slowly and are not attentive.
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Post by lordpandarus on Oct 18, 2012 16:43:38 GMT -8
I have 2 males of this. One is large,darker and looks like a smallish P.ulysses. The other is really tiny and light blue
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Post by crino on Oct 20, 2012 5:02:47 GMT -8
Hi I have 3 males and 1 female of this nice species. I guess the pair on the left is the westwoodi form and both males on the right are the ulyssellus form. By the way, does anybody know why there are 2 forms? Maybe it is due to seasonal or regional factors?  crino Attachments:
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Post by lordpandarus on Oct 20, 2012 15:46:22 GMT -8
My westwoodi form is much larger than the other one
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Post by Zacatak on Nov 16, 2014 12:20:32 GMT -8
hi crino, i was talking to a friend about this recently on this subject of why there are 2 forms of montrouzieri. it's most likely due to sun, or heat exposure of the pupae would be the reason for the differences. if the pupae are in contact with light for long periods of time, when the butterflies eclose from their pupae they tend to be the bright electric blue of the ulyssellus form, while more shade and less exposure produces the result of westwoodi. likewise you also have specimens of this species from Lifou Island being much smaller than specimens from the mainland of New Caledonia. the color differences is similar to many graphium species to which drying their wings, sun exposure brings out more brighter colors, captive bred specimens present a much duller appearance.
Zac
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