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Post by trehopr1 on Aug 31, 2015 2:06:01 GMT
Thank you sensedigger for your comments on the specimens which I asked about. Your collection is just gorgeous.
Have you had the good fortune of acquiring any O. aesacus or miokensis ?
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Post by sensedigger on Aug 31, 2015 2:48:32 GMT
No, I still have neither of the two in my collection. Years ago, I had a chance to buy a pair of aesacus for a non-schizophrenic price, but at that time I was too low on money (just as always)... Since that time, I've cooled down noticeably in respect to Ornithoptera... (That is NOT true in respect to Parnassius)... But of course, miokensis is surely a special and exquisite item and I'd really love to have a pair in my collection. You see, in the past, I used to collect every summer and almost always managed to bring home such classy material as Colias marcopolo, Colias wiskotti ssp.s, Parnassius charltonius ssp.s, Parnassius staudingeri mustagata, Parnassius kiritschenkoi, etc. (NB: I've always done my best not to kill even a single "A2/B" specimen; if I happened to catch one, I just let it go...). So, I always had some good stuff to offer for trade, which is where my tropical specimens all come from. Now, for a number of reasons, I can no longer work efficiently at an altitude of, say, 4500 m or higher... So, to obtain something new and really interesting, I have to look for adequate trade options (which are really few, if any) and from time to time, sacrifice certain collection items obtained earlier...
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Post by Paul K on Aug 31, 2015 6:09:39 GMT
A nice selection of Troides Paul K ! Nice to see some of the variety present among these black + yellow fellows.... Unfortunate this genus never really "grabs" collectors attention like all the "High-Impact " colors of the other Birdwing genera. Thank you Trehopr 1 . There was the time I was going to collect all the Triodes sp. but somehow it cooled down and now I really don't want to get any CITES sp. as I may relocate and that is another headache with all paper work. You are right that Ornithoptera sp. are the queens of the butterflies and Troides are not as the other wanted by collectors, however their are still beautiful birdwings and it is breath taking when you see them flying up in the sky. Paul
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Post by nomad on Aug 31, 2015 7:02:56 GMT
You can see a selection of paradisea females in page one of this thread, including the very distinctive subspecies chrysanthemum
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Post by marcingajewski on Aug 31, 2015 16:53:02 GMT
Here is my box of O.chimera chimera females Attachments:
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Post by marcingajewski on Aug 31, 2015 16:54:13 GMT
Ornithoptera paradisea box Attachments:
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Post by marcingajewski on Aug 31, 2015 16:55:50 GMT
Ornithoptera Chimera Chimera males box Attachments:
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Post by marcingajewski on Aug 31, 2015 16:56:55 GMT
Ornithoptera Tithonus box Attachments:
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Post by marcingajewski on Aug 31, 2015 16:57:46 GMT
Ornithoptera tithonus makikoae red aberrant male Attachments:
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 31, 2015 17:01:36 GMT
WOW This orange tithonus is amazing ! First time I see one like this
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Post by deliasfanatic on Aug 31, 2015 17:21:58 GMT
Splendid drawers, sensedigger and Marcin
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Post by timmsyrj on Aug 31, 2015 19:24:16 GMT
Wow guys, magnificent drawers of amazing Ornithoptera, I hope to have a specimen of alexandrae soon, just sent money to a guy in India who has them flying in his back garden.. Rich
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Post by marcingajewski on Aug 31, 2015 19:36:57 GMT
Wow guys, magnificent drawers of amazing Ornithoptera, I hope to have a specimen of alexandrae soon, just sent money to a guy in India who has them flying in his back garden.. Rich No import from India
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Post by trehopr1 on Sept 1, 2015 2:54:39 GMT
An impressive array of Ornithoptera drawers Marcin ! Your chimera females are Big & Beautiful. Your paradisea males dazzle the eyes with their myriad variations of greens, yellows, and golds. Besides the fact that they possess probably the most elegant wing shape. Just eye candy ! Your chimera males are simply --- regal. I have never seen a full drawer of this butterfly. They vary in size as well as in the amounts of black & gold. And lastly, your tithonius drawer is nothing short of a show stopper ! So many rubies in one drawer topped off by that diamond of a "red abberant" male. I am humbled..... You have some great stuff. Thank You for allowing us ALL to enjoy these dazzling wonders of Mother Nature .
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Post by trehopr1 on Sept 1, 2015 3:01:14 GMT
Also, just wanted to say that the paradisea male located in the last column 2nd down is a "Horse" of a specimen and beautifully prepared. Could we have a close-up photo?
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