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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 11:18:05 GMT
  mongst the European papilionidae, of which there are few species this is one of my favourites that sometimes hardly gets a mention, undeservedly so, Zerynthia rumina, beautiful, delicate colours. |
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Post by wollastoni on Mar 18, 2015 12:45:30 GMT
Splendid caterpillars Keith, I love the Papilio pilumnus larva!
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Post by xavm (Xavier) on Mar 18, 2015 12:58:15 GMT
Euryades corethrus-Argentina
The underside is just fabulous ! Thanks for sharing
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Post by xavm (Xavier) on Mar 18, 2015 13:03:19 GMT
mongst the European papilionidae, of which there are few species this is one of my favourites that sometimes hardly gets a mention, undeservedly so, Zerynthia rumina, beautiful, delicate colours.
I must agree with you, this species is extremely beautiful - and needless to speak about the honoratii aberration - although it is quite common in South west of France and Spain, that we do not always pay enough attention to it
Z rumina is definitely much attractive than Z polyxena or Z cassandra
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Post by redaipaul on Mar 18, 2015 15:09:56 GMT
Very beautiful specimens, and also very interesting , i also more than 2 species but these 2 are top of the list, I saw those in an old book when I was young and that was the moment i also started to get more interested in butterflies .
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Post by xavm (Xavier) on Mar 24, 2015 8:57:15 GMT
Dear both,
A nice Papilio machaon aberration for Adam 
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2015 12:07:07 GMT
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 24, 2015 18:47:18 GMT
Dear both,
A nice Papilio machaon aberration for Adam
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Xavier, Very nice. Where is it from? Do you like mine? Attachment DeletedAdam. |
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Post by nomad on Mar 24, 2015 20:20:32 GMT
Those Papilio machaon aberrations are very special. Nice to see actual natural bred specimens.  |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 24, 2015 21:53:32 GMT
My specimen emerged from one of a large number of pupae from machaon stock that I was sent by a British butterfly farm of unknown origin somewhere in Europe. There was no attempt whatsoever to artificially induce the aberration. A few years ago I bred machaon from Modena, Italy, and after a number of generations several semi-melanic aberrations emerged. I believe these were probably due to inbreeding. Here is one of them soon after emergence. Attachment DeletedAdam. |
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Post by xavm (Xavier) on Mar 25, 2015 14:48:49 GMT
Dear both,
A nice Papilio machaon aberration for Adam Xavier Xavier, Very nice. Where is it from? Do you like mine? Adam. I love it Adam, really beautiful.
Mine is from East Germany - where is yours from ? - only somewhere in Europe. Too bad you couldn't get the exact origin.
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Post by xavm (Xavier) on Mar 25, 2015 14:56:56 GMT
My specimen emerged from one of a large number of pupae from machaon stock that I was sent by a British butterfly farm of unknown origin somewhere in Europe. There was no attempt whatsoever to artificially induce the aberration. A few years ago I bred machaon from Modena, Italy, and after a number of generations several semi-melanic aberrations emerged. I believe these were probably due to inbreeding. Here is one of them soon after emergence. Adam.
I collected this one in the Massif Central, close to St Etienne. It has some 'sachalinensis' features, but definitely not a dark as yours Adam.
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Post by obiwankenobi55555 on Mar 25, 2015 19:30:51 GMT
Adam, your aberrant machaon looks like he is not from our world very nice. |
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Post by enry on Jul 11, 2015 11:57:22 GMT
It's tough...I really love the whole family Papilionidae..but my favourites could be:
African region:Papilio pelodorus
European region: Iphiclides podalirius;Papilio alexanor
American region: Papilio indra
Asian-Indoaustralian region: Papilio lampsacus, all the birdwings, Cressida cressida..
PS: Is Cressida cressida related to the Parnassius group?
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Post by enry on Jul 11, 2015 12:56:51 GMT
I forgot the most important!: Papilio godeffroyi....yes.. i think this could be the "favourite papilionidae" for me...
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mongst the European papilionidae, of which there are few species this is one of my favourites that sometimes hardly gets a mention, undeservedly so, Zerynthia rumina, beautiful, delicate colours.
