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Post by wollastoni on Jan 17, 2014 23:24:36 GMT -8
Beautiful and rare but I prefer her verso.
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Post by nomad on Jan 18, 2014 2:29:25 GMT -8
Very nice, wonderful specimens. They look ex pupae fresh. Please could you add some expedition-habitat details. Thanks Peter.
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Post by laurie1 on Jan 18, 2014 12:45:17 GMT -8
Hi Peter, found in the Schleinitz Mountains between 800 and 1300 m but predominately above 1000 m. A very high flyer, spending most of the time in the canopy visiting flowering trees. During the hottest part of the day can occasionally be found together with D. madetes and D. totila resting in a cool spot a metre or so off the forest floor. A real sight for sore eyes - and just reward for hacking your way through thick vegetation for a few hours! There are no streams or creeks in the Schleinitz Mountains so you don't have the luxury of collecting on riverbanks as for example in many parts of Indonesia and West Papua. This explains why females are collected more frequently as both can be collected taking nectar. That is, provided you're willing and able to climb some 100 to 200 feet up, harness yourself on to a sturdy branch and swing a 25 to 30 foot extension net. Always great fun!
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Post by nomad on Jan 19, 2014 2:24:56 GMT -8
Hi laurie, thank you for your information, it always adds to my enjoyment of the Delias specimens that are shown. Especially in this case, where you have collected a incomparable series of female D. eximia. It sounds exciting, but exhausting work collecting in the mountains of New Ireland. I will have a pair of this rare species from the Schleinitz Mountains to add to this thread in April.  |
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Post by wollastoni on Jan 22, 2014 0:40:19 GMT -8
I guess my friend Barry wouldn't mind that I post his pair of Delias eximia in this topic to show it's wonderful verso side. Attachments:
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Post by lordpandarus on Jan 24, 2014 10:02:49 GMT -8
Very nice.
Ranks up there with P. avellaneda and H. leucippe detanii
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