Papilio hermeli : CITES 1 soon

[wollastoni]

We have always thought that Papilio hermeli was a subspecies of the protected CITES I Papilio chikae.
Well the CITES organisation has proposed to adapt to scientific classifications and has now proposed to put protect hermeli as a subspecies of chikae


It makes sense to have the same law for both subspecies, and it will easier for customs.
Even if chikae and hermeli are a common lepidoptera and that a CITES I protection for a common bug is a nonsense... but that's another topic. 

[wollastoni]

Does anyone know if there were any other proposals concerning insects during that 18th meeting ?

[Adam Cotton]

It's a pity they decided to use genus Achillides instead of treating it as a subgenus of Papilio. There is no real justification for separating them at generic level, except that Page is a splitter.

Adam.

[Adam Cotton]

In my personal opinion CITES should have downgraded chikae to appendix II and included ssp. hermeli with it there. Perhaps the next step will be to downgrade the status, as chikae can be reared in habitat and is not actually that rare.

Of course "HABITAT" is the important word. They should spend all the money they waste on paperwork in protecting habitats, and the species would be safe.

Adam.

[exoticimports]

Sept 9, 2019 10:57:01 GMT Adam Cotton said:

. They should spend all the money they waste on paperwork in protecting habitats, and the species would be safe.

Adam.

CITES was a good idea that’s been hijacked to make men more rich. It’s not about ecology it’s about power and money. I’ve seen plenty of fish cops but I’ve never seen one bend down and pick up monofilament.