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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2015 17:16:36 GMT
  Attachment Deletedollowing on from the post on the other thread about t brookiana I thought about when I first got into entomology as a youngster with no money, just how many beauties were on my own doorstep, some in my own garden, as we progress in this hobby we sometimes become obsessed with rarity chasing and the cost of certain species that we can lose sight of the fact that we don't actually need any money at all to start collecting, I still regard the 3 species in the picture as true gems of the butterfly world and I am indeed fortunate that they are still common where I live. |
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Post by wollastoni on Mar 4, 2015 17:30:57 GMT
I fully agree.  I remember myself catching some Vanessa atalanta in Oberthur parc in Rennes when I was a kid. I think I will remember this all my life. |
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Post by trehopr1 on Mar 4, 2015 17:49:42 GMT
Love the photos and your thoughts Gentleman ! It's comforting to hear that the simple pleasures of wonder and appreciation are still there for hobbyists of all ages. I too, shall post some pictures of my inexpensive beauties soon...
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Post by jiborama on Mar 18, 2015 17:39:54 GMT
I'll always remember how my life changed the first time I saw a specimen of Carabus nemoralis alive. I must have been 4 yo or so. My mom found it in dead leaves. I thought an insect "this HUGE" (sic) only belonged to tropical regions far far from where I was (haha). I also was mesmerized by the purplish shades on the thorax.  |
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Post by obiwankenobi55555 on Mar 25, 2015 19:34:58 GMT
For me the most beautifull inexpensive (tropical) butterfly is Graphium weiskei. His purple hearts is absolutely amazing! (I'm not owner of this picture, but really look that beauty.)  |
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Attachment Deletedollowing on from the post on the other thread about t brookiana I thought about when I first got into entomology as a youngster with no money, just how many beauties were on my own doorstep, some in my own garden, as we progress in this hobby we sometimes become obsessed with rarity chasing and the cost of certain species that we can lose sight of the fact that we don't actually need any money at all to start collecting, I still regard the 3 species in the picture as true gems of the butterfly world and I am indeed fortunate that they are still common where I live.
