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Post by africaone on Mar 26, 2016 15:07:46 GMT
as being dedicated for uncommon thing ... see this coming from Katanga , Southern Congo
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Post by nomad on Mar 26, 2016 15:17:43 GMT
as being dedicated for uncommon thing ... see this coming from Katanga , Southern Congo For us Charaxes novices which species is it?
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Post by africaone on Mar 26, 2016 15:35:50 GMT
let's see if someone will find ...
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Post by Paul K on Mar 26, 2016 16:20:14 GMT
let's see if someone will find ... Charaxes smaragdalis-female ?
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Post by africaone on Mar 26, 2016 16:25:45 GMT
let's see if someone will find ... Charaxes smaragdalis ? smaragdalis has the HW costal margin bluish not yellowish .... and the blue is not so light (here it is withish in the discal HW area)
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Post by deliasfanatic on Mar 26, 2016 17:23:52 GMT
Looks like cithaeron or perhaps murphyi (no guide in front of me at the moment!)...
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Post by africaone on Mar 26, 2016 18:01:21 GMT
Looks like cithaeron or perhaps murphyi (no guide in front of me at the moment!)... yes it is an unusual (not yet published) female of murphyi, that has been proved now via the barcode to be an hybrid between cithaeron and tiritades. What is interesting is that this hybrid forms a viable population between the two sister species .... True cithaeron has never been caught in Katanga and tiridates is at the end of his distribution ! What is amazing is that the female of the local population of xiphares (quite uncommon, in the exact same locality) looks excatly the same pattern and color. here a photo to illustrate (sorry for the quality, no time to make A1) (xiphares and murphyi from the same locality in extreme SE Katanga and cithaeron joanae from very near but on the Zambian side)
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Post by wollastoni on Mar 26, 2016 18:05:24 GMT
Splendid, splendid, splendid !
I love the mighty beauty of Charaxes ! Keep them coming, guys !
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Post by deliasfanatic on Mar 26, 2016 19:08:39 GMT
Interesting info and photos...thanks for posting!
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Post by charaxo on Mar 28, 2016 19:57:16 GMT
Interesting info and photos...thanks for posting! charaxes karkloof trimeni rydon,1994 that was captured in western cap RSA hoogekraal. this is a rare and very localized SSP,near charaxes marieps van someren&jackson,1957 genetically.
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Post by charaxo on Apr 4, 2016 10:26:56 GMT
Superb and beautifully set specimens Michel. A great thread for enthusiasts of this interesting genus. Here are two rare species flying to Zimbabwe . Charaxes gallagheri van son 1962 saffron walden harare Charaxes druceanus stevensoni Van someren 1963 mt vumba.
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Post by wollastoni on Apr 4, 2016 10:34:19 GMT
Gorgeous ! Thanks a lot for sharing those treasures with us !
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Post by charaxo on Apr 4, 2016 16:40:26 GMT
Let us leave the African continent to join the island of Madagascar or is nine species of charaxes the very rare species of which and unfortunately can be put out charaxes phraortes ( doubleday1847 ) maroantsetra I also add an accidental shape of the female the stellata forma nova charaxes andranodorus ( mabille1844 ) butterflies of the world part 22 bernard turlin nymphalidae X charaxes 1
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Post by mooks on Apr 4, 2016 17:04:27 GMT
Wow they are stunning !!
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Post by charaxo on Apr 4, 2016 18:46:05 GMT
On the Comoro Archipelago there are two endemic species on Grande-Comore charaxes castor comoranus (rothschild1903) and the rarest both the charaxes paradoxa (lathy1926)
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