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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 1:54:17 GMT -8
Our rare and very unique ssp found only in small parts of Norfolk in England. ;D Attachments:
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Post by corradocancemi on Dec 3, 2012 5:03:22 GMT -8
Very nice specimens, dunc. The ssp. britannicus is morphologically similar to the sphyrus from Sicily. Are them wild caught or bred?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 7:12:54 GMT -8
bred specimens.
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Post by robert61 on Dec 3, 2012 8:12:52 GMT -8
I like the large 2nd gen. of the japanese ssp hippocrates the females have somany nice forms Robert Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 10:29:33 GMT -8
Hi Robert, I have many forms of hippocrates, some females are incredibly dark and HUGE. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 10:31:32 GMT -8
another pair for comparison. Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Dec 3, 2012 11:04:09 GMT -8
Hi dunc
I saw plenty of our Swallowtail this year along the Weavers Way at Hickling Broad where both male and females were nectaring on Yellow Flag, Ragged Robin and Red Campion. Nice specimens, a really lovely subspecies.
Peter.
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Post by robert61 on Dec 3, 2012 12:01:10 GMT -8
this japanese female has many blue scales allover the black Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 12:26:47 GMT -8
seems like hippocrates is a very variable species, especially the summer form. Peter, is britannicus seen in good numbers every year, it is supposedly on the increase.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 12:29:53 GMT -8
smaller spring form hippocrates. Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Dec 3, 2012 12:43:00 GMT -8
Hi dunc
The Swallowtail in the Norfolk Broads is doing quite well. I have seen it in good numbers at Hickling in the past two years. A good place to see it is in the Hickling nature reserve, but the best place is the Weavers way, south of the main broad. Here I spent a rare lovely English summer's day this year with as many as ten of this lovely butterfly, floating around me nectaring on the flowers mentioned. A magical moment to remember.
Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 13:07:46 GMT -8
I would love to see it in the wild, its a long drive from Barnsley though.
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Post by robert61 on Dec 11, 2012 7:29:54 GMT -8
very nice form of P.machaon brittanicus female from my breeding last year Robert Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2012 8:57:01 GMT -8
that is beautiful Robert, I have a picture of another pair of Britannicus. Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Dec 20, 2012 9:12:49 GMT -8
After seeing all those beautiful Papilio machaon specimens, I thought I post a few pictures that I took this year. They show my favourite British butterfly, Papilio machaon britannicus in its Fenland home. It is illegal to collect this butterfly in nature reserves, so one has to take away images rather than specimens. Especially for Dunc who has yet to see it there. Peter. Attachments:
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