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Post by dpotanin on Jan 30, 2015 12:31:43 GMT -8
Hi all! Please help to ID these Lepidoptera from Misahohe Forrest, Togo Thank you in advance! 1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jan 30, 2015 13:04:53 GMT -8
1. Papilio dardanus female
I would need to see both sides of number 5 to be certain which species this is, but it is a female of Papilio chrapkowskoides, nireus or sosia.
Adam.
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Post by lepidofrance on Jan 30, 2015 17:50:25 GMT -8
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Post by cabintom on Jan 30, 2015 18:27:40 GMT -8
#2 is Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe
#3 is likely a species in the Massaga genus. (a moth)
#4 could be Alytarchia leonina (also a moth)
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Post by dpotanin on Jan 31, 2015 1:48:02 GMT -8
Thank you all very much!
Any ideas about #5?
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Post by lepidofrance on Jan 31, 2015 2:18:36 GMT -8
Number 5 is female of Papilio chrapkowskoides or P. sosia (or nireus). Difficult to be more acurate without the upperside.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jan 31, 2015 11:02:03 GMT -8
Jean-Marc, I see you agree with me  Adam. |
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Post by mldov1959 on Mar 2, 2015 5:54:42 GMT -8
I presume you caught these yourself in Togo.
Am looking for places in Africa to collect personally.
Do you have any suggestions for a tour guide in Togo, or have any advice on collecting/export permits (if any are needed) ?
Thanks,
Michael
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 2, 2015 7:40:52 GMT -8
Actually there are some local sellers supplying insects from Togo nowadays, so maybe they weren't caught by dpotanin. I received some from a friend who got them from a collector. They were caught at Forêt de Missahohe, near Kpalime.
Adam.
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Post by mldov1959 on Mar 2, 2015 8:16:31 GMT -8
You may be correct, Adam. I thought he may have collected them himself since most suppliers provide ID's along with the specimens, although I do know of a Vietnamese supplier who does leave it to your own device to determine ID. I did always wonder how a supplier determines a price if he/she does not even know what they are selling !
Michael
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