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Post by mcheki on Jun 2, 2018 14:39:46 GMT
Here also the female of this species.
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Post by joachim on Jun 27, 2018 0:29:23 GMT
Hello, how could you nanage to get these specimens from yemen? There is a terrible war and who is collecing butterflies there? Also, flights and sending va shp seems difficult?
Joachim
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 27, 2018 8:33:16 GMT
Presumably these were not caught recently. However there is no fighting on Socotra. It's quite far off the coast and there is only fighting in certain areas of mainland Yemen, not that it's safe to go there.
Adam.
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Post by africaone on Jun 27, 2018 11:28:46 GMT
Collecting on Socotra is not so safe. also some administrative problems ….
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Post by deliasfanatic on Jun 27, 2018 13:14:36 GMT
AFAIK, there has been no collecting there since the 1990s.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 27, 2018 13:30:07 GMT
Collecting on Socotra is not so safe. also some administrative problems …. I am sure you are right, but my point was there's no fighting there. Adam. |
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Post by mcheki on Jun 27, 2018 14:01:08 GMT
Presumably these were not caught recently. Adam.
Adam is correct about the three I have illustrated as being collected a while ago. The collection dates are in 1993 and January 1994. They were collected and sent to me by the late Dr Canu, who not only studied the butterflies of Socotra but also those of the islands of Bioko, Principe and Sao Tome. He is responsible for naming a few subspecies from these islands and also has several species and subspecies named after him.
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Post by africaone on Jun 27, 2018 14:52:42 GMT
AFAIK, there has been no collecting there since the 1990s. there have been some collections there after … including night huntings. |
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Post by deliasfanatic on Jun 27, 2018 16:06:09 GMT
Here's the rarest Charaxes of Socotra, C. balfouri. Unfortunately it's not in the best condition, but it's still a great rarity in collections, and a historic specimen.  C balfouri M 3076 by D B, on Flickr |
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