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Post by sanphilep on Sept 4, 2013 13:17:16 GMT -8
Dear all
I have some form, aberrations of Papilio machaon melitensis which I would like to share with you and talk about maybe you have encountered these as well.
I will start by this one which is one of my favourite. A wild collected female P.m.melitensis with a very beautiful blue sheen that can be seen only at some angles of reflecting light. The underside is also great and it is golden near ocelli with some blue on forewing.
Other forms and aberrations will be uploaded later on.
I wonder if there are names for this one.
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Post by dertodesking on Sept 4, 2013 13:42:44 GMT -8
I'm afraid I can't help out with the question of the particular form name for this but just had to comment that it's a STUNNING example. Well done on obtaining this  Simon |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Sept 4, 2013 14:36:40 GMT -8
Strangely when I click on the underside photo I get an unrelated art picture instead.
Adam.
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Post by sanphilep on Sept 4, 2013 20:22:50 GMT -8
Hi Adam It happened to me as well so I am uploading again the underside of my machaon. Thanks Attachments:
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Post by smallcopper on Sept 5, 2013 0:58:20 GMT -8
Dear all
I have some form, aberrations of Papilio machaon melitensis which I would like to share with you and talk about maybe you have encountered these as well.
I will start by this one which is one of my favourite. A wild collected female P.m.melitensis with a very beautiful blue sheen that can be seen only at some angles of reflecting light. The underside is also great and it is golden near ocelli with some blue on forewing.
Other forms and aberrations will be uploaded later on.
I wonder if there are names for this one.
That is absolutely spectacular, thanks so much for sharing it. If there's no name for this aberration I'd like to suggest ab.inspergenda-caeruleae. (I think that means 'dusted with blue'...) |
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Post by nomad on Sept 5, 2013 11:22:46 GMT -8
A very beautiful machaon form.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 11:47:54 GMT -8
superb, unlike any melitensis I have.
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Post by jonathan on Sept 5, 2013 21:58:56 GMT -8
Hi Aldo, This wild caught specimen has both the blue and ochre on the underside of the forewings  and now that I'm mentioning ochre...one of my favorite wild caught Gozitan specimens.....   |
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Post by smallcopper on Sept 6, 2013 0:00:20 GMT -8
Stupendous, Jonathan!
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Post by sanphilep on Sept 6, 2013 2:26:58 GMT -8
Hi Jonathan Very nice specimens and I wonder if you have come across this form as I have encountered it a handful of times. Attachments:
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Post by sanphilep on Sept 6, 2013 2:32:59 GMT -8
Hi Here in the underside Attachments:
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Post by sanphilep on Sept 6, 2013 2:51:16 GMT -8
Dear All
here is a link of papilio machaon forms:http://www.ralphsturm.de/VEROEFFENTLICHUNGEN/EZIB1.htm
I have searched for this and I do not know if any other work was done on this species where it comes to forms and variations.
Regards
Aldo
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Post by sanphilep on Sept 12, 2013 5:44:21 GMT -8
  An other two more aberrations of machaon melitensis. |
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Post by nokomis on Sept 28, 2020 18:49:21 GMT -8
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Post by Adam Cotton on Sept 29, 2020 3:23:19 GMT -8
Any chance of posting a link to a photo somewhere that people like me who can't open Facecrud can see them? Thank you.
Adam.
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