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Post by nomad on Aug 31, 2013 21:26:52 GMT -8
Very happy  to get these two rarities and just off the boards. Delias catocausta eefi [ Mastright 1990 ]. At moment retained as a subspecies of the nominate which was discovered by Meek in 1911 on Mount Goliath. This taxon will almost certainly be proved to be a good species.  Delias catocausta eefi |
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Post by lepidofrance on Sept 1, 2013 0:33:40 GMT -8
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Post by downundermoths on Sept 1, 2013 13:30:19 GMT -8
Nice specimens, Peter...
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Post by nomad on Sept 2, 2013 9:27:19 GMT -8
Thanks guys, it is not always possible to add sought after specimens to your collection due to availability and the cost, which makes obtaining them, all the more pleasurable. Peter.
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Post by nomad on Sept 15, 2013 5:33:32 GMT -8
The rarity Delias Sigit, just off the boards. This male specimen comes from Sugapa north of the Carstensz.  Delias sigit |
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Post by nomad on Sept 15, 2013 8:54:59 GMT -8
If you like Pieridae, surely this is one of the most stunning, incredible pattern and colours.   Delias callista callista from the Star Mountains.
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Post by wollastoni on Sept 15, 2013 10:23:11 GMT -8
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Post by nomad on Sept 15, 2013 10:53:08 GMT -8
Yes, a lovely Delias group with many fine examples shown from your collection! |
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Post by nomad on Oct 1, 2013 11:03:49 GMT -8
Here is a real beauty that I managed to get at Juvisy, the truly stunning and very rare Delias bagoe bagoe [ Boisduval 1832 ]. This female specimen was captured on the Lelet Plateau in the Schleinitz Mountains of New Ireland in 2012 at 1100 meters. This Delias species was discovered during the French expedition , the first voyage of the Astrolabe [ 1826-1829 ] led by Jules d, Urville.  Delias bagoe bagoe female |
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 1, 2013 11:34:39 GMT -8
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Post by bichos on Oct 1, 2013 16:37:23 GMT -8
BTW, from the same river bed in Siobri, this nice guy, not uncommom but rather difficult to catch because flying quickly, close to the ground, between rocks where it's not easy to use the butterfly net : G. weiskei. First encounter with weiskei is unforgettable : a kind of violet light moving fast .... G. weiskei was mud-puddling with Delias heroni, D. kenricki, D. angiensis, D. microsticha flavopicta et Delias caroli caroli. View AttachmentAsome butterfly (nice catch) the colors are magnificent and its so much better than what my dad has caught. |
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Post by mygos on Oct 2, 2013 7:45:37 GMT -8
Here is a real beauty that I managed to get at Juvisy, the truly stunning and very rare Delias bagoe bagoe [ Boisduval 1832 ]. This male specimen was captured on the Lelet Plateau in the Schleinitz Mountains of New Ireland in 2012 at 1100 meters. This Delias species was discovered during the French expedition , the first voyage of the Astrolabe [ 1826-1829 ] led by Jules d, Urville. View AttachmentDelias bagoe bagoe male Hi Peter, I have a very rare copy of Boisduval Jean-Alphonse "Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Faune entomologique de l'océan Pacifique, 2 vol. + atlas" for sale ...         There is a manuscript signed letter from Dumont d'Urville to Dr Boisduval dated 1° november 1835 where He ask the famous entomologist if he could present him a fellow entomologist and also announcing him that He lost his daughter from the terrible Cholera ! (scans attached) There is also a scan of P. bagoe description. A+, Michel P.S. : I don't know how you manage to post smaller pictures  |
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Post by nomad on Oct 2, 2013 9:41:29 GMT -8
Thanks Michel for sharing your copy of this rare work with a description of D.bagoe. At the moment I am not buying rare books because of those rare butterflies that I need for my collection. The Delias bagoe specimen I have shown is not in fact a male but the even rarer female. I have changed the original post accordingly. Peter.
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Post by nomad on Oct 2, 2013 10:10:26 GMT -8
Another recently acquired rare Delias species, a pair of the lovely and rare D. totila with the data Schleinitz Mountains, 750-1000 meters, November 2003. Not perfect but still a very nice couple. I do like these.  Delias totila |
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 2, 2013 13:00:23 GMT -8
Impressive manuscript letter Michel !!!
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to get these two rarities and just off the boards. Delias catocausta eefi [ Mastright 1990 ]. At moment retained as a subspecies of the nominate which was discovered by Meek in 1911 on Mount Goliath. This taxon will almost certainly be proved to be a good species.
