mantisboy
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Post by mantisboy on Jan 7, 2015 4:16:22 GMT
Beautiful birdwings everybody, especially the aesacus from the first page! Although it isn't one of the rarest, I think aesacus males are one of the most beautiful Ornithoptera. I'll get a pair someday, but for now these Ornithoptera goliath samson that I got for Christmas are my new favorite Ornithoptera in my collection. Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Jan 7, 2015 22:15:34 GMT
O. goliath has to be one of the worlds most spectacular butterflies. There was for a long period very few specimens in collections, until it was bred commercially there were very few captured in the wild, the adults remaining high up in the canopy. On Goodenough Island, the collector A.S. Meek had to resort to obtaining a small series by using a small bore shotgun!
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Post by jmg on Jan 8, 2015 0:45:30 GMT
Because these butterflies are protected by the Washington Convention, I can only produce photos of Birdwing in natura . It goes without saying that some show traces of a busy life and do not have the glamor of these animals from collections. Inside my drawers, I do have some bearing the CITES authorization number (bought in Detani, Denpasar) but the interest is limited. Below some pictures from the field : 1. Meni in Arfaka good spot to observe Birdwings : same place, using a red lure (collecting a female, and, no need to say, we release the female as soon the photo made) : Attachment Deleteda male on the same lure (released after hello) : Always from Meni, Arfak (see next post)
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Post by jmg on Jan 8, 2015 0:51:26 GMT
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Post by jmg on Jan 8, 2015 0:52:52 GMT
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Post by jmg on Jan 8, 2015 1:00:36 GMT
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Post by jmg on Jan 8, 2015 1:02:02 GMT
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mantisboy
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Post by mantisboy on Jan 8, 2015 4:17:38 GMT
Jmg, those are amazing pictures! The picture of the O. tithonus male is striking. Although I like the birdwings I have in my collection, seeing them is nature would be so much more of an experience, even if collecting wasn't allowed. The O. croesus is great too. I have not seen a live Ornithoptera, although I did encounter a few Troides in Borneo two summers ago.
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Post by marcingajewski on Jan 8, 2015 8:39:38 GMT
Hello everyone , here are some of mine birdwings . O.p.miokensis O.p.urvillianus O.p.poseidon
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Post by wollastoni on Jan 8, 2015 8:47:46 GMT
WOW, this miokensis is just splendid !
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Post by jmg on Jan 8, 2015 10:06:52 GMT
Asap, I'll add here some Troides in natura pictures. To-day, it's will be only Trogonoptera trojana from Palawan. As one can see on the below photos, T. trojana loves following the falling tide to pump salt water on the beach and even closer to the ripples ! Attachment Deleted
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Post by jmg on Jan 8, 2015 10:08:16 GMT
The female was not seen on the beach. But in the lodge garden nearby.
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Post by nomad on Jan 8, 2015 15:29:48 GMT
Some really lovely images of Birdwings by Jean-Marc It is one thing having specimens but quite another to have seen these butterfly wonders in their natural habitats. Marcin's miokensis looks to be a fresh specimen by the setting style.
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Post by wollastoni on Jan 8, 2015 15:36:45 GMT
I have met many Troides species in my life but only 2 Ornithoptera species : - Ornithoptera chimaera in the Baliem Valley, - Ornithoptera priamus teucrus in Biak island. This is a picture I made in Biak
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Post by marcingajewski on Jan 9, 2015 11:13:43 GMT
Attachment DeletedO.p.miokenskis Leg and Ex .Archer Ulu Is Duke Of York Group P.N.G 10.08.74
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