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Post by maplematt22 on Apr 30, 2019 4:34:31 GMT -8
Hi, I would like to choose some papilionidae tribe as an addition in collecting. Most of all I really like Parides, but there is a thing concerning my budget and maybe because of that You would advice different tribe. I can spend on some species houndreds euros, but hardly thousands, thats not possible for me. One thing is, that I would like to collect in nature aswell, so probably French Guayana comes to my mind as Im going throgh the Butterflies of the world publication dedicated to Parides. But as I mentioned previously, maybe You would suggest something else. Places of my attraction is South America, Africa, South East Asia. I will be very greatfull if I can find some help here. Many thanks in advance.
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Post by Paul K on Apr 30, 2019 4:52:28 GMT -8
What ever you choose is up to you. Nobody really can give you right advise.
In my case I tried few genus to focus on and purchased some to start with but in a few months I lost the interest.
The only specimens that make me satisfy with are self collected, self researched in the field. And it doesn’t meter if it’s colourful or dull brown.
Instead of spending hundreds of euros to buy better save it for few nice collecting trips which you will never forget.
Paul
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Post by maplematt22 on Apr 30, 2019 4:59:01 GMT -8
What ever you choose is up to you. Nobody really can give you right advise. In my case I tried few genus to focus on and purchased some to start with but in a few months I lost the interest. The only specimens that make me satisfy with are self collected, self researched in the field. And it doesn’t meter if it’s colourful or dull brown. Instead of spending hundreds of euros to buy better save it for few nice collecting trips which you will never forget. Paul Paul, thank you for responding me, ofcourse, I'm saving for a trip and your advice is good for sure, I'm just looking for some suggestions, that may make it easier for me. Thank you for reply |
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Post by jshuey on Apr 30, 2019 10:12:43 GMT -8
Here is a different way of thinking about a new expansion of your collection. Pick a region that you love, and go deep into the geography but broad on the taxonomy of butterflies.
I did this 30+ years ago for "northern Central America" [southern Mexican states of Chiapas, Yucatan, Campeche, and Quitnana Roo, Guatemala, and Belize]. I've never looked back at that decision - it was on the money! 30+ amazing trips later, I still can't wait to go back and discover "new" habitats that support entire communities of butterflies that I've never seen. I'd love to sample on a couple of the strato-volcanoes while I'm still young enough to be able to climb that high. And those high-altitude grasslands in west-central Guatemala probably have very few species of butterflies, but I bet over half of them would be new to me. And I still don't understand the swamp forests of northern Belize. It goes on and on... .
The better you know a complex but butterfly rich area, the more you want to know even more.
John
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