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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 23, 2017 21:56:35 GMT
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Post by borearctia on Jun 24, 2017 18:22:52 GMT
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 25, 2017 8:36:47 GMT
Yes, I suspect that this population has not yet been officially named. If it hasn't been described the seller shouldn't use a name he made up, he should say "new ssp. from Kayoa Island".
Adam.
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Post by africaone on Jun 25, 2017 9:48:39 GMT
science and business are two different things
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Post by deliasfanatic on Jun 25, 2017 13:38:58 GMT
It's often a good clue that a "subspecies" is a fake commercial name if it's a location with -ensis attached. The person inventing the name most likely has no knowledge of Latin or proper name creation, but understands that -ensis indicates the specimen's place of origin.
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Post by nomad on Jun 29, 2017 8:13:45 GMT
So many Ornithoptera subspecies are indistinguishable from one another unless you know the locality, you would not be able to tell where they came from. I agree with many birdwing subspecies-forms its just about business (money). Because there are so few Ornithoptera species to collect the more new subspecies/forms the better. Its not really about science.
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