jhyatt
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Post by jhyatt on Apr 12, 2020 13:40:33 GMT
Trehopr 1, Your "Thecla" polybe from Jalapa is now Atlides polybe. Nice bug! Unfortunately there's a "Jalapa" in most countries where the thing flies...
Regards, jh
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Post by jhyatt on Apr 12, 2020 13:42:23 GMT
No one has commented on the Bindahara meeki shown in he first post in this thread. Does anyone else hold material of this species, or know anything about its habits and distribution?
I'm curious,
jh
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Post by Paul K on Apr 12, 2020 15:10:45 GMT
Splendid specimens Tom!
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Post by Paul K on Apr 12, 2020 17:03:41 GMT
Some of my favourite Canadian hairstreaks Callophrys gryneus gryneusThis is a rare species in Ontario, hard to find and know only from few locations near Kingstone and Peele Island.
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Post by Paul K on Apr 12, 2020 17:07:27 GMT
Callophrys spinetorum
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Post by trehopr1 on Apr 13, 2020 9:05:13 GMT
Paul K, that C. gryneus has an absolutely incredible underside !
Wow...
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Post by trehopr1 on Apr 13, 2020 9:08:04 GMT
Thanks for sharing those pic's cabintom.
Man, Africa sure has some really cool and "nifty" hairstreak species !
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Post by trehopr1 on Apr 13, 2020 9:12:18 GMT
jhyatt, those meeki are really something !!
Is it possible to show us one underside view ? -- to see if the magnificence is carried over.
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Post by jshuey on Apr 13, 2020 14:36:33 GMT
I promise - no more! Here's drawer #1 of my hairstreaks. Again, mostly but not entirely, collected by me. John
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Post by Paul K on Apr 13, 2020 15:17:29 GMT
Wow John! Eumaeus genus is incredible! especially E.childrenae. Are those mainly from Belize too? Is underside equally beautiful? any photos?
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Post by jshuey on Apr 13, 2020 17:54:56 GMT
Wow John! Eumaeus genus is incredible! especially E.childrenae. Are those mainly from Belize too? Is underside equally beautiful? any photos? Thanks Paul, Yes the larger unit tray is Belize (the other unit tray is from Mexico). And I happen to have an old photo right here on my hard drive. It is indeed an amazing bug to see in the field. john
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jhyatt
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Post by jhyatt on Apr 15, 2020 17:08:17 GMT
Someone asked to see the underside of Bindahara meeki. Here 'tis: The data on my specimens is all "N. Halmahera, Mt. Gamkonora, XI/2012". I've done a bit of research on the species. Parsons' "Butterflies of Papua New Guinea", pp. 410ff, says the nominate ssp is known from Aru, Waigeo, Mysol, and mainland New Guinea. The species was named by Rothschild and Jordan in 1905. Parsons reduces B. arfaki Bethune-Baker 1913 to synomy with meeki. The originator of my specimens says they are B. meeki moluccana, but I haven't traced the publication of this name yet. My specimens all appear to be males; I haven't seen an illustration or specimen of the female, although some of Parsons' NG records are female. Parsons says the B. meeki is "known by only a relatively few specimens" and cites 6 know New Guinea examples. Cheers, jh
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Post by wolf on Apr 15, 2020 18:40:56 GMT
Remelana davisi noeli pair from Mindoro Isl, The Philippines
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wolf
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Post by wolf on Apr 15, 2020 18:44:56 GMT
Yasoda tripunctata atrinotata from Tam Dao, Vietnam
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Post by Adam Cotton on Apr 15, 2020 19:46:15 GMT
Yasoda are cute. They like to flit about quite openly, unlike some species which hide away. I have occasionally seen them in my garden even though it's not exactly the forest. I suppose that there is probably only a single (probably the commonest) species in my garden although there are a number of species in Thailand.
Adam.
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