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Post by panzerman on Apr 10, 2013 11:48:32 GMT -8
The Iron Lady will be remembered as one of the best leaders to govern the UK in the 20 th century. As one newspaper here in Canada stated, "she brought the United kingdom from the edge of the abyss". It must be a sad day for people living in the UK.
John
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Post by panzerman on Apr 9, 2013 7:01:19 GMT -8
Thanks, Peter, Radovan, Dunc... It always a kind of guessing "game". Esp. in the Neotropical region, where there are no roads, trails to extensively collect locales, also with Countries like Brazil with their crazy collecting laws, no go areas where drug cartel or leftist guerillas operate, poltical unrest, so many obstacles! But then look at how rare papilio indra pygameus is, when it flies in Nevada, USA! I read in a book that parnassius arcticus is in trouble in its small habitat, due to genetic problems from "inbreeding"? papilio rex francicae M John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Apr 9, 2013 4:13:28 GMT -8
Very rare papilio rex schultzei M+F Cameroun John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Apr 9, 2013 4:11:22 GMT -8
parnassius arcticus M+F close too extinction? John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Apr 9, 2013 4:09:30 GMT -8
and the female.... John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Apr 9, 2013 4:08:42 GMT -8
papilio nandina M John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Apr 9, 2013 4:06:23 GMT -8
o. goliath procus rare form jeromiae (Ceram) John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Apr 9, 2013 4:03:48 GMT -8
pachliopta jophon M Sri Lanka now hard to get.... John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Apr 9, 2013 4:01:33 GMT -8
Thanks! Peter: I was offered a pair of q. quadratus AI quality, circa 1920's from a Japanese dealer. I would have loved to get them,BUT the price tag was $20,000US, and that was in 1995!!!!! BUT, again...that price is not outrageous. There are probably, less then 20 known examples. O. alexanfrae AI PAIRS sell for 10K in Japan. Parides aglaope castilhoi would be even more, same for klagesi klagesi, papilio neyi bedoci, p. maroni..... John
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Post by panzerman on Apr 9, 2013 3:52:03 GMT -8
Thanks, Steve: I got my PAIR ascanius way back when I first started collecting, 1990 from Dave De Rosa. The graphium meeki I got from Alberto Fracasso. John
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Post by panzerman on Apr 9, 2013 3:49:34 GMT -8
Thanks Dunc: parides ascanius is my favorite parides, beautifull! Yours will make a nice addition too your collection! Graphium meeki meeki from Santa Isabel are still tough too get, the ssp. inexpectatum from Bougainville is availiable at times. John
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Post by panzerman on Apr 8, 2013 15:30:10 GMT -8
eurytides salvini form ochracea M John Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Apr 8, 2013 15:24:47 GMT -8
papilio amynthor illioneus M+F (Norfolk Is.) john Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Apr 8, 2013 15:22:15 GMT -8
graphium meeki inexpectatum(Bougainville) john Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Apr 8, 2013 15:17:22 GMT -8
o. paradisea fernandi FEMALE (Yapen) John Attachments:
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