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Post by marcingajewski on Jul 23, 2015 3:00:20 GMT -8
New favorites in my collection O.p.bouisduvali 11.1977 Woodlark Isl Leg.Richard Carver Attachments:
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Post by marcingajewski on Nov 11, 2015 6:00:35 GMT -8
Rarely seen PRIAMUS BOISDUVALII from Woodlark Island. Ex Straatman specimen. Jaume Hello , can i see the verso Jaume ? |
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Post by jaume on Nov 28, 2015 11:01:56 GMT -8
Hello, sorry for the delay in answering. I have not gone very much into the forum lately. I will take the picture and I will post it soon.
JAUME
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Post by ornithorchid on Mar 4, 2016 17:55:04 GMT -8
Arfakensis? It looks much more like detanii to me with this monochrome green pattern and the shape of the wings. I have a detanii with very similar pattern at the hindwings. Hannes Your specimen is indeed a O. paradisea detanii, but not his. Check out the tails, there is no green/gold scales onto the lower part. So even from Timika, as he stated, this specimen is related to arfakensis. Only O. paradisea arfakensis (and related - galatea and occidentalis) have missing green/gold scales onto their tails. |
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Post by rayywang76 on Sept 5, 2016 21:59:01 GMT -8
Not as august as the others in this but: > O. c. toeantei > O. meridionalis labeled as Yahukimo, about to come off the board soon > O. p. bornemanni purchased some time back (2008). Sadly the right wing is dermestid consumed, because of my poor preservation skills. Of interest is the fact these specimens go back (apparently) to 1972 ~ anyone recognize the handwriting and labeling system? The labels read, "Rabaul 20-III-1972 Ex pupae (Rletts)? O.p.bornemanni m Rabaul 9-VI-72" And I had read some neat history about Rabaul ... might they have some link to the great Harry Borchi? |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Sept 6, 2016 7:05:52 GMT -8
raywang76 wrote: "The labels read, "Rabaul 20-III-1972 Ex pupae (Rletts)?" This specimen was hatched by "R. Gotts" who is a well known Australian researcher of Papuan butterflies. The 'R' stands for Robert and he is co-author of the book Mimika Butterflies with Norris Pangemanan. See insectnet.proboards.com/thread/5662/mimika-butterflies for a bit more information. Adam. |
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Post by timmsyrj on Sept 6, 2016 10:13:30 GMT -8
The female of the bornemanni pair is not O.p.bornemanni, not even a priamus of any sort I'm sorry to say, it looks to me like a female of O.tithonus which must have been reared in Rabaul as it's not found on New Britain island.
Rich
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Post by colon on Sept 6, 2016 13:43:57 GMT -8
Dear raywang76, Adam
I suggest that Adam is correct about the specimens coming from Robert Gotts. I also recognize his label.
He was in PNG in 1972
I endorse the recommendation from Adam about the book by Robert Gotts called Minika Butterflies, which I might mention is recently released in its second edition.
I am not sure that Robert was ever stationed in Rabaul, but he was a very active breeder in PNG, and he may have obtained pupa from Rabaul while he was in Sogeri or Tari.
I will ask him when I next visit him and advise you further.
Colon
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Post by Adam Cotton on Sept 6, 2016 13:47:28 GMT -8
Rich is right, it isn't a female priamus. You could e-mail Robert Gotts and ask him where he got the original pupa from. The e-mail address is in a post at the link I posted above. I am sure he would be happy to help, especially if you send him a photo of the specimen with label.
Adam.
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Post by rayywang76 on Sept 6, 2016 14:04:42 GMT -8
Rich is right, it isn't a female priamus. You could e-mail Robert Gotts and ask him where he got the original pupa from. The e-mail address is in a post at the link I posted above. I am sure he would be happy to help, especially if you send him a photo of the specimen with label. Adam. Hi folks, You are all amazing and I'm grateful to have your experience and expertise. I looked back and my records and indeed you're right. The bornemanni specimen was male only. The female is indeed a part of a M/F Ornithoptera tithonus tithonus f. loc. misresiana pair as per the paperwork. I had mistakenly assumed since the labeling was similar (and because I'd stored them together) that they were a pair. Now I have a male tithonus to find!!! But thank you for the info re: the labeling. I am happy folks recognized it. Feels like I have a part of history in my collection. Ray |
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Post by albertofracasso on Oct 11, 2016 8:50:56 GMT -8
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Post by timmsyrj on Oct 14, 2016 23:12:21 GMT -8
Hell !! I'm missing ALL those forms, I'd be happy with just one A- specimen never mind a short series like that..
Rich
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Post by hyalophora on Feb 18, 2017 20:35:16 GMT -8
O.Urvillianus, with some turquoise scales on the right hw.  |
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Post by exoticimports on Feb 1, 2022 16:00:26 GMT -8
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Post by trehopr1 on Feb 1, 2022 19:48:30 GMT -8
I think the specimen in your eighth photograph in the column is O.v.maramasikensis
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