A month ago or so the California Academy of Sciences launched a full fledged expedition to the Philippines. Terwyl die meerderheid van die kontant is op 'n knipper skip en duik spanne spandeer, daar was 'n aardse komponent. Terwyl ek nie kry om te gaan (en Saterdag by die huis en pouted), I did talk some of my spider colleagues into collecting lepidoptera for me. Rarely do I say this, but they did a wonderful job collecting leps, and I am slowly working through their bounty (thanks to Nataliya, Vanessa and Hannah!). Here is one of the few butterflies they caught – and I’m thinking this even came into light since it was packed with the moths (which butterflies occasionally do). This stunning Lycaenidae is Catapaecilma evansi, identified by David (indowings) over on InsectNet, dankie!
Catapaecilma evansi (Kleine Pages)
Sjoe. That is SO beautiful!! Sounds like your friends rock. Looking forward to seeing more.
There is a lot more being developed. To be posted soon.