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Post by cabintom on Jan 7, 2014 10:08:56 GMT -8
Based on the very few photos I've found lying about the web, I believe this is Catuna niji. Would this be a correct assessment? Thanks, Tom Attachments:
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Post by cabintom on Jan 7, 2014 11:10:16 GMT -8
And then there's this one. I have no idea regarding the ID, other than believing it to be another Catuna species. Attachments:
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Post by africaone on Jan 7, 2014 12:12:16 GMT -8
the second is a female of Euriphene goniogramma
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Post by cabintom on Jan 7, 2014 19:52:04 GMT -8
the second is a female of Euriphene goniogramma Well, I was quite a ways off on that second one. Thanks! Do you agree with my ID on the first? I'm skeptical because I caught it a little west of Mambasa (in the Ituri Forest), and the distribution I've seen described for it has it in the south west of the country (which as you know is quite far away). Tom |
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Post by africaone on Jan 7, 2014 22:53:57 GMT -8
it is a Catuna but I can't help more without examining documentation.
Thierry
ps : what do you use as references / doc ?
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Post by cabintom on Jan 8, 2014 9:15:19 GMT -8
ps : what do you use as references / doc ? Right now, mostly a mix and match of different resources I've found via the web. It's a very flawed system, which is causing me a lot of difficulty... but I can only work with what I have. I'm relying heavily on Mark C. Williams' documents from atbutterflies.com/ (but that seems to be lacking in a few areas, especially photos/descriptions). Usually from there I'll google the name of the butterfly and see if I can find several different website that agree on the identification. www.acraea.com/ Is the only place I go for Acraea IDs. nymphalidae.utu.fi/db.php is sometimes useful, if they have photos available... Also www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Africa%20thumbs.htm (but it's lacking many many species...) For moths, I just found www.africanmoths.com/ which I'll probably use heavily in the future (I wish there was a similar resource for African butterflies...) So... yeah... if you (or anyone else for that matter) can point me in a better direction, that would be great. I know there are several books that would be good to get my hands on, but they're impossible to buy/have shipped here. As always, thanks for your help! Tom |
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Post by africaone on Jan 8, 2014 10:36:39 GMT -8
may be you can find "les papillons du zaire" not impossible to find at fair price on site !
otherwise D'abrera 's book, despite far to be perfect, are useful (espacially last editions)
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Post by cabintom on Jan 9, 2014 4:44:53 GMT -8
may be you can find "les papillons du zaire" not impossible to find at fair price on site ! otherwise D'abrera 's book, despite far to be perfect, are useful (espacially last editions) Yeah, I guess I'll need to wait until I'm back in Canada to buy a good guide. Thanks! Tom |
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Post by africaone on Jan 9, 2014 4:48:16 GMT -8
try to finf Berger's book onsite, here it is quite expansive
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