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Post by nomad on Aug 25, 2017 15:41:03 GMT
Indeed this is. A few nice specimens here.  |
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 25, 2017 18:11:22 GMT
Fantastic drawer Peter !  Your messalina are stunning ! |
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Post by nomad on Aug 27, 2017 8:18:38 GMT
You can see most of these specimens in the rare Delias thread but as you cannot read the labels from this image.
They are in rows from left to right.
Row 1.
Delias totila. 1 & 2. New Ireland. 3-5. New Britain.
6. Delias caliban female. Goodenough Island.
Row 2.
1 & 2. Delias chrysomelaena. Bachan.
3. Delias chrysomelaena prodigialis female. Halmahera.
4 & 5. Delias talboti. Biak.
Row 3.
1 & 2. Delias messalina gerrittsi. Schleinitz Mtns, New Ireland . (male & female)
3. Delias messalina vigasa female. East New Britain.
4. Delias messalina messalina. Bougainville.
5 -7. Delias eximia. New Ireland.
Row 4.
1 & 2. Delias mayrhoferi male & female.
3-6. Delias Prouti. Buru.
Row 5.
1. Delias wollastoni wollastoni . Snow Mountains. N.G.
2-7. Delias wollastoni bryophila. NW. Baliem Valley - Tiom N.G.
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Post by deliasfanatic on Aug 27, 2017 22:56:29 GMT
Superb!
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Post by nomad on Aug 28, 2017 16:47:28 GMT
Many thanks Olivier and Danny. Delias are certainly a large diverse genus with many species/subspecies on different mountain ranges and Islands that can provide a great deal of interest and enjoyment.
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 28, 2017 17:34:35 GMT
Delias are certainly a large diverse genus with many species/subspecies on different mountain ranges and Islands that can provide a great deal of interest and enjoyment. Indeed, and still many species and subspecies to discover and describe ! |
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