November 2007. Butterflies and moths from Solomon Islands thought to be:
1. female Papilio? 3371 2. male Ornithoptera victoriae? 5651 3. moth 2824 4. Ornithoptera caterpillar 5748
Members thought the IDs were as follows:
1. Ornithoptera meridionalis or priamus with one of their subspecies, rather than O. victoriae (upper, left)
2. Possibily Ornithoptera priamus Poseidon ??? not O. victoriae! (upper, right)
3. Dysphania numana (Geometridae) (lower, left)
4. Ornithoptera sp. (lower, right)
For further information including hosts, contact the National Insect Collection at Kilakila, Port Moresby, PNG: Mark Ero (Curator) or Sharon Agovaua (Technical Assistant) [email protected]. |