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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 26, 2020 23:08:07 GMT -8
I did some trading with a good friend a couple days ago and wound up with this item. Hey, I liked it and my friend had 4 of them... Anyway, is this a Baeotus species ? I believe so, and it may even be Baeotus deucalion however, it would be nice to have confirmation. There are apparently just 4 species of these large Nymphalids in the genus and this is a new genus representative for me.  |
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Post by leptraps on Nov 27, 2020 3:02:54 GMT -8
That is a stunning specimen. What part of the world can they be found?
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Post by nomihoudai on Nov 27, 2020 7:58:08 GMT -8
Yes I would say it is Baeotus deucalion. Baeotus is one of the most amazing genera in South/Central America. They reach from Costa Rica into the North Western Amazonian basin.
The underside has one of the most stunning patterns. When I remember correctly I once owned 1 specimen of this genus.
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Post by 58chevy on Nov 27, 2020 8:22:53 GMT -8
Are those Anteos species to the left of Baeotus?
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Post by nomihoudai on Nov 27, 2020 8:30:02 GMT -8
They are Gonepteryx from Europe/Asia. A genus that didn't make it to the Americas.
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Post by leptraps on Nov 27, 2020 11:20:36 GMT -8
I think I already know the answer. Did you collect the specimen?
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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 27, 2020 11:24:12 GMT -8
Leptraps, my specimen is from Peru however, the 4 species (as nomihoudai mentioned) are scattered
throughout several countries of both Central + South America.
In terms of size this species is relative to a (male) Great Spangled Fritillary.
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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 27, 2020 11:29:31 GMT -8
I received my specimen in a trade with a friend recently.
I never encountered any of this genus on my collecting trips to Ecuador or Bolivia during the late 1980's - early 1990's.
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Post by lordpandarus on Nov 29, 2020 16:52:04 GMT -8
It's either B.deucalion or a female of one of the blue species (B.japetus,B. baeotus B. amazonicus) which have yellow bands
Even in the males I can't tell some of the species apart, but B. japetus is slightly distinct
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Post by nomihoudai on Nov 29, 2020 18:34:57 GMT -8
I might be wrong on the species. It looked male to me and then I assumed that it is deucalion.
A look at the underside should help. B. japetus is pale, and B. deucalion has strong and dark markings.
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