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Post by jonathan on Dec 8, 2012 8:24:38 GMT -8
Hi people, As you can see from my website below I am not really onto Ornithoptera. However, like all serious collectors, I do own a couple of nice specimens....like this one, Ornithoptera caelestis. Jonathan www.satyrinae.yolasite.com/Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Dec 8, 2012 9:35:29 GMT -8
 Johathan. Good specimen of caelestis. Quite hard to obtain and rare in nature. Discovered by A. S. Meek. Some people think that it is distinct from O. priamus. A lovely blue, lighter than in urvillianus.  Wolf. Ha Ha Ha. That specimen must be one of a kind. So rare it must have been bought for one million Euros in the legendary Norwegian Island of merriment. ;D ;D Seriously folks, keep those specimen images coming, I and many others are really enjoying them. Peter.
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Post by richiejames on Dec 8, 2012 12:10:11 GMT -8
Thanks for your warm welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed my first photo. Here is another for your further enjoyment. goliath f. joiceyi Arfak Mts. 1979 Richard Attachments:
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Post by Zacatak on Dec 8, 2012 17:55:28 GMT -8
nice O. caelestis;) i treasure the pair i have as i have always looked for another pair, but they are really hard to obtain now.
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Post by wolf on Dec 9, 2012 2:38:33 GMT -8
Wolf. Ha Ha Ha. That specimen must be one of a kind. So rare it must have been bought for one million Euros in the legendary Norwegian Island of merriment. ;D ;D Thanks. It is considered super rare, and less than 1 specimen has ever been found. Actually it comes from myownmind, which is very remote and hard to access. But to be serious for once, very nice specimens people. I myself do not own any real ornithoptera, yet.  |
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Post by nomad on Dec 9, 2012 4:51:52 GMT -8
Here is my favourite O. paradisea specimen Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Dec 9, 2012 5:14:25 GMT -8
and here is the female Attachments:
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Post by richiejames on Dec 9, 2012 5:23:06 GMT -8
A drawer of victoriae rubianus, victoriae victoriae, vicioriae epiphanes, victoriae isabellae and victoriae reginae enjoy  Richard Attachments:
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Post by agriaslover on Dec 9, 2012 7:00:43 GMT -8
here is one of my Ornithoptera victoriae reginae male aberations with red svcales from Malaita Island, Solomon Islands. Attachments:
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Post by agriaslover on Dec 9, 2012 7:03:22 GMT -8
and here is another one. This is from Maramasike which is for me the same ssp.( I think maramasikensis is a synonym and nothing more) So it is O.victoriae reginae male. It is an aberation too. Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Dec 9, 2012 7:22:08 GMT -8
agriaslover. Very nice victoriae abberrations. Very good O. croesus croesus abb. Peter. |
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Post by agriaslover on Dec 9, 2012 7:29:03 GMT -8
this is a male of Ornithoptera croesus croesus from Bacan Island, Moluccas, Indonesia. It has very big golden spots. Attachments:
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Post by agriaslover on Dec 9, 2012 7:32:14 GMT -8
and a few of my caelestis males Attachments:
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Post by agriaslover on Dec 9, 2012 8:10:21 GMT -8
this are my golden Ornithoptera priamus euphorion, Ornithoptera meridionalis tarunggarensis male and female aberations and O.meridionalis meridionalis pair, and Gynandromorph O.croesus lydius from Halmaheira. Attachments:
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Post by agriaslover on Dec 9, 2012 8:17:42 GMT -8
a male aberation Ornithoptera aesacus from Obi Island, Moluccas, Indonesia Attachments:
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Johathan.
