brancsikia Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Hi, can anybody identify this species? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herpetologyfrk Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Therea Peteriverinia Looks like the white has been stained/faded. I notice this happens with my olgrandjeani too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brancsikia Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Thank you! May you post a picture of your "orange dot" T. olegrandjeani, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Wow! It would be cool if they came in orange!! Love this shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Hi, can anybody identify this species? Thanks I see it has the same round dots of T. petiveriana, not the square dots of the commonly kept stock. Do you have the location in India where the specimens were originally collected? Do you have a stock of these you can send dead males to a taxonomist? It's likely these are all just minor geographic color variations of petiveriana (probably even the question mark) but you could probably get a new species name for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 It's a reverse ladybug! I wonder if the colors are due to its diet... we all know how some foods alter hissers' colors. Although never having kept Therea or knowing the background of the specimen, it's a suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucihormetica Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Hello, for a better Id it will be necessary to take a view on the hindwings, and than into the genitals. But you know a specialist, I now it ;-) best regards Ingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makoygaara Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Nice definitely unique! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herpetologyfrk Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I'm not home at the moment, but I'll take some in the next couple days. Well if Orin thinks it may be different you may want to look into it a bit further It just looks like some of the fading that happens to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brancsikia Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Thank you all! I have the locality information and a little stock but no dead ones yet. Unfortunately I do not know a fast working taxonomist but there will be some time until the first dead specimens are available for examination of the hind wings and the genitalia. I do not think that food could be the reason because I keep T. olegrandjeani and T. bernhardti under the same conditions and they have very white spots/markings. I am looking forward to see the pictures of the T. olegrandjeani. The picture is from a male that became adult a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brancsikia Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 I am looking forward to see the pictures of the T. olegrandjeani. Now we are sure that it is distinct from T. bernhardti and T. petiveriana. For a proper identification we need to wait until there are some dead specimens for some preparations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Have anymore adults emerged? Do they all have this coloration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brancsikia Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 Have anymore adults emerged? Do they all have this coloration? There are some more adults and they have all this coloration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herpetologyfrk Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Got back from my trip to find all of my grandjeani's passed. (they were old) If they are molting out like that I can't really imagine it be due to fading or anything along those lines. Infact I have some freshly matured petiveriana. I'll take some pictures in a few minutes and share them. They won't be crystal clear like your shots, but that is only because I don't have a computer to upload onto anymore x) Edit: Female Male The female matured before I left town, and the two males that matured did it while I was gone. So these are no older then 3 weeks old. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brancsikia Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 They were identified finally. They are Therea regularis Grandcolas, 1993 There are some ooths from the next generation but unfortunately they are not very fast... Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 There are some more adults and they have all this coloration. The coloring is beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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