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Post by kirkwilliams on Jun 17, 2014 12:08:11 GMT -8
Extreme form P maackii pair Attachments:
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Post by trehopr1 on Jun 17, 2014 15:42:20 GMT -8
WOW kirkwilliams!! What an exquisite pair of gloss papilio's. And beautifully prepared....
My compliments.
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Post by ash on Jun 19, 2014 1:42:15 GMT -8
Wow Kirk, they are extraordinary! I just received a lovely small collection of well mounted old collection Papilio (Achillides) from Japan and including the lovely Papilio crino and Papilio buddha from Nilgiri Hills in India. So here are two of my favourites of the moment:   cheers Ashley |
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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 20, 2014 11:53:21 GMT -8
Nice P. crino. It's hard to get in good quality like this.
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Post by hewi on Jun 22, 2014 4:06:17 GMT -8
two variations of Papilio pericles and Papilio daedalus daedalusManfred Attachments:
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Post by trehopr1 on Jun 22, 2014 9:24:03 GMT -8
Hewi, those are stunningly unique examples of both of those gloss papilio's. I must also add that you truly must have a spectacular personal collection which you have amassed. Everything that I've ever seen you post is absolutely spot-on GORGEOUS. You have a great EYE for top notch specimens. And, on the occasions when you have posted pictures of whole drawers from your collection--- it's breathtaking!!
I also personally find that specimen photo's posted by member Laurie1 and the former member Panzerman to be equally "top shelf" stunners.
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Post by ash on Jun 23, 2014 16:44:34 GMT -8
Here are two more of the specimens that arrived from Japan: Papilio hoppo male from Taiwan:  and a very large female of the Papilio bianor / dehaanii group, probably amamiensis but I will have to get the label translated:  enjoy! Ash |
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Post by trehopr1 on Jun 23, 2014 18:20:44 GMT -8
Wow, my compliments Ash on securing such a NICE well prepared collection of gloss papilio's. Your Crino, Buddah, Hoppo, and female Bianor are just wonderful examples that anyone would be proud of. You are most fortunate indeed!
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Post by ash on Jul 14, 2014 2:36:37 GMT -8
Does anyone know what the large form of Papilio peranthus in the top of my photo below is? I have this one specimen of it and it is labelled only as ' Papilio peranthus' and 'Sulawesi' and it is significantly larger than all of my other specimens. It also has much broader tails. I would like to obtain additional specimens like it as I have had this one since I was a kid and it is showing signs of having been over-loved. It is much larger than Papilio peranthus adamantius (shown below it) and P.p. insulicolus that I have obtained more recently.  cheers Ash |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jul 14, 2014 6:21:07 GMT -8
It looks like the form from northern Sulawesi.
Where is the lower specimen from?
Adam.
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Post by ash on Jul 14, 2014 13:59:57 GMT -8
Hi Adam,
The lower specimen is labelled as 'northern Sulawesi' and is labelled as 'Papilio peranthus adamantius'. This specimen came from Ron Hart of Insect Designs. It is the most similar one I have to my large specimen.
cheers
Ashley.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jul 15, 2014 9:57:15 GMT -8
Looking at my specimens there is a large variation in size of Sulawesi adamantius both from southern and northern localities. The larger specimens with broader tails seem commoner in about March-April, so maybe this just represents seasonal variation.
Specimens of P. peranthus kransi from Muna and Buton can also be similar to this.
Adam.
PS. I have found that Ron Hart's data tends to be very vague or non-existant.
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Post by ash on Jul 15, 2014 15:02:02 GMT -8
Thanks Adam. Yes the largest and smallest specimens in my Papilio (Achillides) collection are both Papilio peranthus - testament to their size variation. Unfortunately to many of them don't have dates, and say little more than 'Sulwesi'. I agree that it is a real shame about the data - do people think they will get repetitive strain injury by writing the location and date down when they first paper a specimen?
Ash
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Post by crino on Apr 11, 2016 12:05:38 GMT -8
P. bianor polyctor female from Bhimtal India. "Common Peacock" but not easy to find...  |
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Post by Sergey Kovalev on Apr 13, 2016 9:07:14 GMT -8
 Papilio dehaanii ssp. from Kunashir island (female) |
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