Cymothoe oemilius (Doumet, 1959)
Feb 20, 2015 11:08:24 GMT
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Post by mygos on Feb 20, 2015 11:08:24 GMT
One of the most beautiful Cymothoe for me is Cymothoe oemilius, a forest species !
Some will remember my post here : collector-secret.proboards.com/thread/92/butterflies-paintings-wellknown-artists where this species is often represented
It does not vary very much throughout its range (Nigeria, Caroon, Gabon, CAR, Congo, DRC) as you can see from the pictures of my old collection :
Unfortunately, I had no Gynandro of this species
But a very nice aberration named form frederica
You can see it in the first box. It came from DRC, and I have seen a few specimens in collections such as ABRI, BMNH, and private ones in Belgium ...
One of the Cymothoe I never managed to get is the oemilius supspecies coming from Bioko (formerly Fernando Poo) called C. oemilius fernandina. It must be very rare as I only remember a very few specimens seen at Oxford, BMNH and MNHN !
I am not sure, but I think my friend Steve Collins from ABRI has not got it, but this may have change ...
Guy Canu look extensively for it on only saw it ounce from a distance on the south of the Island which is almost inaccessible. Sorry I can not post a photograph as all my documentation is now at ABRI.
May be someone here can post one ?
A+, Michel
Some will remember my post here : collector-secret.proboards.com/thread/92/butterflies-paintings-wellknown-artists where this species is often represented
It does not vary very much throughout its range (Nigeria, Caroon, Gabon, CAR, Congo, DRC) as you can see from the pictures of my old collection :
Unfortunately, I had no Gynandro of this species
But a very nice aberration named form frederica
You can see it in the first box. It came from DRC, and I have seen a few specimens in collections such as ABRI, BMNH, and private ones in Belgium ...
One of the Cymothoe I never managed to get is the oemilius supspecies coming from Bioko (formerly Fernando Poo) called C. oemilius fernandina. It must be very rare as I only remember a very few specimens seen at Oxford, BMNH and MNHN !
I am not sure, but I think my friend Steve Collins from ABRI has not got it, but this may have change ...
Guy Canu look extensively for it on only saw it ounce from a distance on the south of the Island which is almost inaccessible. Sorry I can not post a photograph as all my documentation is now at ABRI.
May be someone here can post one ?
A+, Michel
