jb
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Post by jb on Feb 24, 2013 10:55:24 GMT -8
the male above with its data, also from the Brown River? Peter. No, it's from Mungo Village, Aseki, Morobe Prov., 2009. jb |
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Post by dertodesking on Feb 24, 2013 13:23:06 GMT -8
Great post Peter, Now if you could do one of these on Harry Borsch...  Simon |
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Post by nomad on Feb 25, 2013 11:57:16 GMT -8
Thanks Olivier and Simon, I am glad you liked the post. I have added a small amount but important information on Ray Straatman which was again provided by Jan Pasternak. I should certainly like to write a thread on Harry Borch, another great lepidopterist if I can find enough information.
Regards Peter.
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Post by mygos on Feb 25, 2013 12:30:11 GMT -8
Yes thank you Peter too !
I like this sort of post about famous entomologists ...
Long time ago I did exchange some correspondance with Ray Staatman !
A+, Michel
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Post by nomad on Feb 27, 2013 12:16:22 GMT -8
Hi A+, Michel I am pleased, like me, you enjoy reading about famous Entomologists like Ray Straatman. Your correspondence with Ray, must have been very interesting. I wonder if any forum members were able to meet him and would share their stories. Ray was a very proficient and keen photographer and took many excellent images of other lepidoptera and other insects including some of lovely beetles at his rainforest home near Kuranda, Queensland. A few further images are shown below. All are copyright of the California Academy of Sciences Peter. Photograph below. The rare and much sought after Stag Beetle, Phalacrognathus mulleri taken by Ray Straatman in 1985 at Kuranda, Queensland. Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Feb 27, 2013 12:19:48 GMT -8
Another photograph by Ray Straatman of the beautiful Phalacrognathus muelleri endemic to Queensland. Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Feb 27, 2013 12:22:53 GMT -8
A strangle little Chrysomelid Beetle taken by Ray Straatman at Kuranda 1985 Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Feb 27, 2013 12:28:34 GMT -8
A species from the Saturniidae family by Ray Straatman, taken at Kuranda, Queensland. Perhaps Saturniidae enthusiasts can supply a species name. Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Feb 27, 2013 12:30:49 GMT -8
Ray Straatman also visited Peru in 1969 and here is lovely photograph he took of a group of butterflies ingesting. Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Feb 27, 2013 12:41:29 GMT -8
Lastly unknown Delias species ? by Ray Straatman taken in Papua. Attachments:
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Post by bichos on Feb 27, 2013 15:25:18 GMT -8
A species from the Saturniidae family by Ray Straatman, taken at Kuranda, Queensland. Perhaps Saturniidae enthusiasts can supply a species name. He certainly was a busy man, thanks for sharing. Kuranda is a great place as its biodiversity seems more diverse than the surrounding regions. The pictured moth is a Coscinocera hercules also found in New Guinea. |
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Post by bartekgoldyn on Feb 27, 2013 16:02:24 GMT -8
If you'd like to see more photos taken by Ray, click it. |
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Post by froggy on Feb 27, 2013 22:24:22 GMT -8
Hi Peter, Thank you once more for all the very interesting information, pictures, and links on this very famous man and birdwing expert. I was away on RNR in Hawaii over the last 10 days, expanding my image collection of the beautiful underwater critters out there, and I am very pleased to catchup with your new entry in the forum. I looked for Vanessa Tameamea in the Waipio valley but did not have any luck this year  I was very fortunate to see it live a few years ago, although I could not get close enough to get a good pict. Thierry Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Feb 28, 2013 11:54:44 GMT -8
Thanks to bartekgolden for the quick link to rest of the Ray Straatman photograph collection held by the California Academy of Sciences, which were given to this institution in 1987 and to bichos for the identification of C. hercules, the largest moth in Australia and New Guinea and perhaps the biggest in the world.
Hi Thierry,
I am pleased you enjoyed the Ray Straatman thread and had a wonderful trip in Hawaii exploring and photographing the underwater life there. It is a pity you missed the Hawaiian endemic butterfly, better luck next time.
Regards Peter.
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Post by wollastoni on Mar 1, 2013 12:29:36 GMT -8
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I was very fortunate to see it live a few years ago, although I could not get close enough to get a good pict.
