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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 13, 2019 1:39:09 GMT
 Graphium (Paranticopsis) delessertii delessertii (The Malayan Zebra - ผีเสื้อม้าลายมลายู), on the left, and Graphium (Paranticopsis) ramaceus pendleburyi(The Obscure Zebra - ผีเสื้อม้าลายเซลล์ทึบ) puddling in a sand bank in Betong (Yala, Peninsular Thailand) in February 2019. |
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 13, 2019 1:41:16 GMT
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 13, 2019 1:48:52 GMT
One of the largest Papilionidae of Thailand
Papilionidae, Papilioninae: Papilio iswara iswara (The Great Helen - ผีเสื้อหางติ่งอิศวร), Betong (Yala), February 2019, puddling in a sand bank, circa 800 mt
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 13, 2019 1:51:38 GMT
Graphium (Paranticopsis) delessertii delessertii (The Malayan Zebra - ผีเสื้อม้าลายมลายู), Betong, Yala, February 2019, puddling on a sand bank, altitude circa 500 mt
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 13, 2019 1:54:47 GMT
Graphium (Paranticopsis) ramaceus pendleburyi (The Obscure Zebra - ผีเสื้อม้าลายเซลล์ทึบ) Betong, Yala, February 2019, altitude circa 600 mt
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 13, 2019 3:04:23 GMT
Papilio paradoxa aenigma (The Great Blue Mime - ผีเสื้อเชิงลายใหญ่), Betong, Yala, February 2019, circa 600 mt altitude
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Post by Adam Cotton on Feb 13, 2019 8:25:02 GMT
Antonio, Your photos are absolutely superb, as always. Thank you for posting them here. I would like to mention some aspects of the nomenclature which are inaccurate. Firstly delessertii and ramaceus both belong to the same species group within genus Graphium, not separate genera. In fact Paranticopsis is internal to subgenus Pathysa so it is best to include all species in genus Graphium. With regard to the subspecies name for Graphium antiphates from southern Thailand please see collector-secret.proboards.com/thread/2765/new-paper-on-graphium-antiphates where I discuss a paper I published on this at the end of December (pdf copies are available on request). The correct name for the subspecies of Graphium antiphates in the Malay Peninsula is ssp. alcibiades rather than itamputi, and certainly not pompilius, which is different. Ek-Amnuay (2012) incorrectly synonymised itamputi and pompilius without explanation and without examination of type specimens. Please don't think I am being critical, I just want to correct some errors in the names. Adam. |
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 14, 2019 10:45:43 GMT
Adam, no offense taken  . Just a farmer's mistake ahahah. I'm going to correct and hopefully learn.
So, in my checklist of the Butterflies of Thailand, better I write Graphium or keep Paranticopsis?
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 14, 2019 10:56:07 GMT
Papilio memnon agenor form agenor (The Great Mormon ♀ - ผีเสื้อหางติ่งนางละเวง)
Doi Mae Takrai National Park, Lampang, North Thailand, 14 October 2018
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 14, 2019 11:02:58 GMT
The two Dragontails of Thailand
Left: Lamproptera curius curius (The White Dragontail - ผีเสื้อหางมังกรขาว)
Right: Lamproptera meges virescens (The Green Dragontail - ผีเสื้อหางมังกรเขียว)
Doi Mae Takrai National Park, Lampang, North Thailand, 14 October 2018
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 14, 2019 11:05:48 GMT
Papilio paris paris (The Paris Peacock - ผีเสื้อหางติ่งปารีส) puddling at midday
Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, Chiang Mai, North Thailand, 12 October 2018
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 14, 2019 11:12:26 GMT
Graphium (Pathysa) agetes agetes (The Fourbar Swordtail - ผีเสื้อหางดาบภูเขา)
Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai, North Thailand, circa 1,000 mt, 20 February 2018
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Post by antonio giudici on Feb 14, 2019 12:35:55 GMT
Graphium (Pazala) eurous inthanon - (The Sixbar Swordtail - ผีเสื้อหางดาบสามห่วง)
Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai, North Thailand, circa 900 mt, 25 February 2018
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Post by Paul K on Feb 14, 2019 13:53:40 GMT
Fantastic photos my friend.
Paul
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Post by Adam Cotton on Feb 14, 2019 14:17:54 GMT
So, in my checklist of the Butterflies of Thailand, better I write Graphium or keep Paranticopsis? You should definitely use Graphium at genus level, as Paranticopsis is internal to subgenus Pathysa. It's just a mimetic subgroup within the same subgenus as the swordtail species antiphates, aristeus and nomius. Of course if you prefer you can use Paranticopsis in ( ), but personally I wouldn't. The names you cited for the superb photos added today are correct - Graphium ( Pathysa) agetes agetes and Graphium ( Pazala) eurous inthanon. Adam. |
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. Just a farmer's mistake ahahah. I'm going to correct and hopefully learn.
