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Post by wollastoni on Mar 3, 2016 7:59:08 GMT
Mynes butterflies are splendid Nymphalidae flying in SE Asia and New Guinea. Some species from the Papuan mountains are extremely rare in collection. This is an impressive drawer of my friend @bazhammer
Some species are mimics of Delias (Pieridae) which are unpalatable.
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Post by wollastoni on Mar 3, 2016 13:20:03 GMT
I have met only one Mynes species in the field, it was the beautiful Mynes geoffroyi aureodiscus from Biak Island (West Papua).
Males have a very territorial behaviour, they sit on a leaf at about 2 meters high and they attack all butterflies that may come around this tree. A little bit like Pararge aegeria in Europe.
At flight, they do look like a Delias but their flight is stronger and Delias are not so territorial.
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Post by deliasfanatic on Mar 3, 2016 14:30:18 GMT
Terrific! Great to see a good grouping of this beautiful genus.
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Post by wollastoni on Mar 3, 2016 15:32:13 GMT
The only rare Mynes I got was Mynes aroensis, received in a batch of 300 unidentified Delias from New Guinea. I sold it few years ago.
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Post by wolf on Mar 3, 2016 19:34:38 GMT
This genus is pretty awesome! I wonder from your observation wollastoni, are these to be found in like undergrowth jungle habitat or are they usually canopy fliers? anyone know?
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Post by wollastoni on Mar 4, 2016 8:13:32 GMT
I wonder from your observation wollastoni, are these to be found in like undergrowth jungle habitat or are they usually canopy fliers? anyone know? I have met only Mynes geoffroyi, this species is not a canopy flyer. You can find it sitting on leaves between 1 and 3 m high (in those NG forests, the canopy is 10m higher). I did find them near rivers as Jan suggests... but I was collecting only near streams and rivers as I was looking for Delias. So I cannot tell more. I am sure you will find all details about their behaviour in Parsons NG butterflies book
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Post by wolf on Mar 4, 2016 14:12:37 GMT
Thanks for answers guys!
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Post by nomad on Mar 4, 2016 17:55:28 GMT
A really super Mynes drawer from Baz. Interesting to see that Baz includes some locality data beneath the specimens that can be easily viewed, certainly adds to the interest. It also saves moving specimens and their labels on the pins, to look at the data. I like this approach.
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Post by Paul K on Mar 5, 2016 2:01:36 GMT
A really super Mynes drawer from Baz. Interesting to see that Baz includes some locality data beneath the specimens that can be easily viewed, certainly adds to the interest. It also saves moving specimens and their labels on the pins, to look at the data. I like this approach. Yes , this is very helpful to include data label under. I was actually thinking about it long time ago as the label on the pin is usually not readable. I would keep one on the pin , so the data would be not misplaced or lost and copy below specimens to have a good view. This system would not work of course for shingled specimen . Paul
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2016 20:53:45 GMT
A really super Mynes drawer from Baz. Interesting to see that Baz includes some locality data beneath the specimens that can be easily viewed, certainly adds to the interest. It also saves moving specimens and their labels on the pins, to look at the data. I like this approach. Yes , this is very helpful to include data label under. I was actually thinking about it long time ago as the label on the pin is usually not readable. I would keep one on the pin , so the data would be not misplaced or lost and copy below specimens to have a good view. This system would not work of course for shingled specimen . Paul Although not easily seen in the photo, all specimens have a normal data label on the pin...
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Post by nomad on Mar 7, 2016 21:09:10 GMT
I see there is no Mynes eucosmetos in your drawer Baz from New Ireland-New Britain. It is a stunning species, is it one on your list and is it regarded as being a rarity.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2016 21:14:09 GMT
It is rare in collections... I have never seen one... I still need eucosmetos, obiana and anenome... Please let me know if you see any of these crop up for sale...
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Post by nomad on Mar 8, 2016 6:12:29 GMT
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Post by Paul K on Mar 8, 2016 7:12:01 GMT
I think he punched one "1" too much as the average price is 1,500$ which is still very high for a book .
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Post by wollastoni on Mar 8, 2016 9:51:50 GMT
Check the prices on Abebooks Peter. You will find some versions at 500 USD which is expensive, but highly worth it for the content of this exceptional book if you can afford it.
For second hand books, Abebooks is far better than Amazon.
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