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Post by morpho45 on Jan 5, 2014 7:14:22 GMT -8
Can you help me to identify them please ? top : ARFAK 2d pair : NABIRE 3d pair : BIAK 4d pair : ??  The tiny O. poseidon ssp from TIMIKA.  Thank you a lot !! |
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Post by nomad on Jan 5, 2014 7:54:42 GMT -8
There is a great variation in the populations of O. priamus poseidon and your specimens from the different areas of mainland New Guinea all belong to that subspecies. Some regard the population that occurs on the island Of Biak as O. priamus teucrus. Nice specimens  |
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Post by morpho45 on Jan 5, 2014 13:49:02 GMT -8
thank you for your help !!
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jan 6, 2014 11:46:48 GMT -8
As I think nomad was trying to point out, poseidon is a subspecies of Ornithoptera priamus rather than a species in its own right.
Adam.
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Post by nomad on Jan 6, 2014 13:13:49 GMT -8
Thanks Adam, that's what I meant.
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