has Ornithoptera croesus kayoaensis been described?

[Adam Cotton]

I see one of those Russian eBay sellers is offering a new ssp. of Ornithoptera croesus.

www.ebay.com/itm/ORNITHOPTERA-CROESUS-NEW-SSP-KAYOAENSIS-PAIR-KAYOA-ISLAND-SUPER-RARITY-/222555433667?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368#ht_376wt_900

Does anyone know if it actually has been described? I currently have no record of this name.

Adam.

[borearctia]

Dear Adam,

in Ebay is another offer of O. croesus from Kayoa

www.ebay.com/itm/ORNITHOPTERA-CROESUS-PAIR-KAYOA-ISLAND-RARITY-/142421074659?hash=item2128f522e3:g:mvUAAOSwT5xZScPn

I do not think there is already a description.
Andreas

[Adam Cotton]

Yes, I suspect that this population has not yet been officially named. If it hasn't been described the seller shouldn't use a name he made up, he should say "new ssp. from Kayoa Island".

Adam.

[africaone]

science and business are two different things

[deliasfanatic]

It's often a good clue that a "subspecies" is a fake commercial name if it's a location with -ensis attached. The person inventing the name most likely has no knowledge of Latin or proper name creation, but understands that -ensis indicates the specimen's place of origin.

[nomad]

So many Ornithoptera subspecies are indistinguishable from one another unless you know the locality, you would not be able to tell where they came from. I agree with many birdwing subspecies-forms its just about business (money).  Because there are so few Ornithoptera species to collect the more new subspecies/forms the better. Its not really about science.