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Post by deliasfanatic on Mar 1, 2016 18:53:32 GMT
I'm very fond of the Asian Pierid genus Cepora...no surprise, since some species are Delias mimics! Most of the species are beautiful and interesting in their own right, however. As in many groups, I dabble in this genus, rather than collecting them in series as I do with my serious collection interests. Here are two drawers to share.  cepora drawer 01 1326 by D B, on Flickr There is a huge number of subspecies, distributed over a vast range, of the two predominant species here (C. perimale and iudith). Even though I lack a large amount of them, it's apparent that each species is very variable in pattern and colour.  cepora drawer 02 1327 by D B, on Flickr |
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Post by trehopr1 on Mar 2, 2016 6:04:37 GMT
Man, I know that I could easily mistake some of those in the first drawer for being Delias. Those ones in the second drawer which are half white+orange are incredible... Stunning material !
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Post by daveuk on Mar 2, 2016 18:56:31 GMT
Great specimens of this stunning genus Danny  |
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Post by wolf on Mar 2, 2016 20:33:14 GMT
Cepora iudith olgina from Palawan, Philippines  Cepora iudith iudith from West Java, Indonesia  Cepora nerissa dapha from Phan Thiet, Vietnam  Cepora nadina nadina from Phan Thiet, Vietnam  |
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Post by crino on Aug 24, 2018 18:14:21 GMT
Hello deliasfanatic, stunning, thank you for posting! I'm cleaning and sorting 2 Pieridae drawers of an old collection and I have several doubts, mainly because many of them are unlabelled...  The last one of the 5th column of the 2nd drawer is also iudith? Thank you! |
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Post by deliasfanatic on Aug 24, 2018 20:54:09 GMT
Thank you! Yes, that one is also iudith - a later addition to the drawer without rearranging the column.
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Post by exoticinsects on Aug 25, 2018 4:55:10 GMT
Love the Cepora abnormis, the first time I saw this species I was sure it was a Delias.
The white form is simply stunning and you don't see them that often.
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Post by deliasfanatic on Aug 25, 2018 5:29:50 GMT
Love the Cepora abnormis, the first time I saw this species I was sure it was a Delias. The white form is simply stunning and you don't see them that often. One of my favorite species too. One of them (photo #1, last column, specimen #4) is an intermediate between the two forms, the only one I've seen or heard of. |
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Post by exoticinsects on Aug 25, 2018 6:08:43 GMT
I had assumed that one was a female. Here is a picture of the female. |
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Post by deliasfanatic on Aug 25, 2018 13:36:00 GMT
Very nice, and it does have extended black on the HW. The bottom specimen in the same column on my photo is also a female, but it has less black than yours; my intermediate specimen is a male.
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Post by exoticinsects on Aug 25, 2018 13:49:03 GMT
Oh yes, I recognize the more rounded wings on the bottom specimen now.
A very nice series, congrats!
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