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Post by deliasfanatic on Feb 29, 2016 19:06:48 GMT
Ixias are another of my favourite Pierid genera. Bright and cheerful, the genus is the Asian counterpart of Colotis.  Ixias drawer 1067 by D B, on Flickr |
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Post by wollastoni on Mar 1, 2016 8:24:51 GMT
Beautiful, and indeed rarely seen in collection.
Must not be common as I don't remember having seen any in my various Asian trips.
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Post by Paul K on Mar 1, 2016 10:30:11 GMT
Ixias pyrene verna is the commonest butterfly on Koh Tao, but I have rarely seen it on the main land.
Too bad it is only one species of this genus occurring in Thailand.
Beautiful drawer Danny as always nicely arranged for display.
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Post by africaone on Mar 1, 2016 10:52:00 GMT
very nice ! being a Colotis lover, I like this close and such similar genus  |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 1, 2016 11:26:40 GMT
Beautiful, and indeed rarely seen in collection. Must not be common as I don't remember having seen any in my various Asian trips. Actually Ixias pyrene can be very common, even in secondary growth and inhabited areas, but it is highly seasonal so if you are not there when it is flying you won't see it. The foodplant is a nasty shrub with curved thorns called "Nam Lep Maew" (หนามเล็บแมว, cat claw thorn) in Thai. I am not sure what the scientific name is, as there are several different plants with the same Thai name. Adam. |
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Post by wollastoni on Mar 1, 2016 11:41:38 GMT
Interesting, which season ?
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 1, 2016 16:12:31 GMT
There are several generations per year, but they all seem to emerge at the same time and vanish after a short while. I seem to remember that June is one month when I have often seen them in Chiang Mai. Pinratana, 1983 (Butterflies in Thailand vol. 2) lists Ixias pyrene from many different provinces in Thailand at various times of the year, but strangely he doesn't list Chiang Mai at all.
I just checked Ek-Amnuay (2012) and he lists Capparis zeylanica and Capparis sepiaria as foodplants. The local plant here in Chiang Mai appears to be Capparis tenera, which I recognise from online photos. A number of Pieridae feed on species of Capparidaceae, including Hebomoia glaucippe.
Adam.
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wolf
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Post by wolf on Mar 1, 2016 16:49:34 GMT
Ixias pyrene verna from Phan Thiet, Vietnam. I caught these in July 2010.  I also have ssp. yunnanensis from Tam Dao but no picture of it, also caught in July. |
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Post by daveuk on Mar 1, 2016 18:16:18 GMT
Really lovely drawer Danny-I have a few species myself. Wonderful butterflies Attachments:
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Post by trehopr1 on Mar 2, 2016 5:54:58 GMT
And yet another outstanding drawer of beauties. Man, you have some good taste in picking different genera of interest to collect deliasfanatic !
I should also add that I love the manner in which you curate your drawers of specimens; they are pleasing to the eyes and yet well researched. I think if I had a collection of anything that had the scope and breadth such as yours I would surely follow your standard of curation.
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