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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 18, 2021 20:02:02 GMT -8
Very large and beautiful  |
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Post by yorky on Jun 19, 2021 11:18:11 GMT -8
 Lovely species. |
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Post by livingplanet3 on Jun 19, 2021 11:39:01 GMT -8
Very nice, and in such great condition, too! I recently acquired pairs of several species of Parides, including childrenae and photinus - the first representatives of this genus that I've ever had in my collection. |
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Post by trehopr1 on Jun 19, 2021 11:51:28 GMT -8
Can anyone tell me if this species is endemic to any one country or does it have considerably wider distribution ?
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Post by livingplanet3 on Jun 19, 2021 11:57:04 GMT -8
Can anyone tell me if this species is endemic to any one country or does it have considerably wider distribution ? Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil, apparently. |
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Post by trehopr1 on Jun 19, 2021 15:01:08 GMT -8
Thank you livingplanet3 for the prompt reply. I would not have imagined the species being that widespread...
I have long considered orellana, photinus, and childrenae to be the most beautiful species of the parides; although I'm sure there are others much rarer or seldom seen in collections.
Despite several attempts at getting good specimens of any one of these species I have never achieved any of them.
Did however run across a nice pair of Parides hahneli from Brazil.
Does anyone have some nice examples of photinus or childreni to share with us ?
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Post by livingplanet3 on Jun 19, 2021 17:08:13 GMT -8
Thank you livingplanet3 for the prompt reply. I would not have imagined the species being that widespread... I have long considered orellana, photinus, and childrenae to be the most beautiful species of the parides; although I'm sure there are others much rarer or seldom seen in collections. Despite several attempts at getting good specimens of any one of these species I have never achieved any of them. Did however run across a nice pair of Parides hahneli from Brazil. Does anyone have some nice examples of photinus or childreni to share with us ? I'd post some photos of mine, but I haven't gotten around to spreading them yet. I also have Parides eurimedes and Parides iphidamas. I actually have a few hundred butterfly specimens that need to be mounted, but as of late, it seems that I'm always getting sidetracked by some other task! Parides gundlachianus, from Cuba - that would be a very nice species to have! - villaparadisobaracoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/46.-Cuba-Butterflies-Parides-gundlachianus.jpgi.pinimg.com/originals/ab/8c/3a/ab8c3ae7dc126b773285d2c3076a80c6.jpg |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 20, 2021 0:27:14 GMT -8
Can anyone tell me if this species is endemic to any one country or does it have considerably wider distribution ? Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil, apparently. Actually, listing its distribution by country is deceptive, because Parides orellana only occurs in the upper to mid Amazon region of all these countries. Racheli (2006) states " P. orellana appears to be a scarce and local species but widespread in the western Amazonia from southern Venezuela to eastern Peru." and lists the foillowing localities: VENEZUELA. Amazonas: Yávita; Puerto Ayacucho; COLOMBIA. Caquetá: Colonia Florencia; Meta: entre Uribe y Papamene (Apolinar, 1925); Guainía: Rio Guainia, El Carmen; Amazonas: Mitu; ECUADOR. Pastaza: Mera; Napo: Misahualli; PERU. Loreto: Rio Nanay, Mishana, Est. Biol. Callicebus, 150 m; Iquitos; Caballo Cocha; BRAZIL. Amazonas: Tefé; Rio Madeira, Canumã; S. Paulo de Olivenca; Tonantins; Manacapuru; Rondônia: Candeias do Jamari. Adam. Ref. Racheli, T. 2006. The genus Parides: An unended quest. In: Bauer, E. & T. Frankenbach (Eds.), Butterflies of the World. Supplement 13. Keltern, Goecke & Evers. 116 pp., 82 figs., 7 tabs. |
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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 20, 2021 19:44:18 GMT -8
P.photinus I set earlier this year  |
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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 20, 2021 19:50:12 GMT -8
P.childrenae male  |
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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 20, 2021 19:51:07 GMT -8
P.childrenae female  |
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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 20, 2021 20:05:27 GMT -8
Parides eurimedes timias  |
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Post by lordpandarus on Jun 20, 2021 20:14:10 GMT -8
P.tros  |
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Post by johnnyboy on Jun 27, 2021 21:23:58 GMT -8
Lovely specimens. P. orellana and childrenae are, with P. aneas bolivar my favorite Parides. Such an exquisite group.
A few days ago a friend was telling me that someone had just paid over £700 on ebay for a case of butterflies,mostly common species but including a pair of Parides hahneli.
Beautiful as they are, seems an excessive price to pay, I paid around £10 for the Hahnel's Parides pair I have although that was over 30 years ago.
Johnny
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Post by leptraps on Jun 28, 2021 5:26:13 GMT -8
Those are some stunning creatures. I have often thought of collecting Neotropical Lepidoptera. I currently have over 500 Cornell Drawers and I only collect North American material. If I added Neotropical? And to do it right? I would need a bigger house.
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