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  • 8/13/2019 2012 Catalogue Mariposas

    1/17WWW.OXFLY.CO.UK

    The Granary, Manor Farm, Horspath Oxford OX33 1SDTel.: +44 (0)1865 873255 Fax: +44 (0)1865 873055 e-Mail: [email protected]

    2012

    Specialist Breeders and Suppliers

    of Tropical

    Butterfly and Moth Pupae

    Worldwide

    LONDON

    PUPAESUPPLIES

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    CONTENTS

    UK HOLIDAYS AFFECTING TRADE PAGE ii

    TROPICAL BUTTERFLY PUPAE PAGE 1 - 7

    BRASSOLIDAE PAGE 1

    MORPHIDAE PAGE 1

    DANAIDAE PAGE 1

    HELICONIDAE PAGE 2

    ITHOMIIDAE PAGE 2

    NYMPHALIDAE PAGE 2-4

    PAPILIONIDAE PAGE 4-6

    PIERIDAE PAGE 6

    AMATHUSIDAE PAGE 6

    SATYRIDAE PAGE 7

    MOTHS PAGE 7

    SATURNIIDAE PAGE 7

    SPHINGIDAE PAGE 7

    URANIIDAE PAGE 7

    Explanation of abbreviations PAGE 7

    MIXED SELECTIONS OF TROPICAL PUPAE PAGE 8

    SUSTAINABILITYCosta Rica PAGE 9

    Thail and PAGE 10

    Phili ppines PAGE 11

    RECOMMENDED EXHIBITION BUTTERFLIES PAGE 12

    TERMS OF TRADE PAGE 13

    Note: All prices quoted in sterling and E uros

    We have included simple photographs of some of our reco mmendations as to the best species of exhibition butterfl ies on page 15.

    This is provided only as a basic help to identification, for those of our customers who are new to the butterfly exh ibition businessand not familiar with some of the species we offer. They are not reproduced to scale. We have only been able to include a l imitednumber of recommended species.

    p. rumanzovia laying eggs h. charitonia gather to feed p. sylivia mating d. chrysippus caterpillars

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    UK HOLIDAYS AFFECTING TRADE

    There are a number of Bank Holidays in the UK, ordinarily falling on a Monday. As courier services do

    not function at these times, London Pupae Suppl ies' outbound sh ipments wi ll then be delayed unti l the

    following day and the offi ce closed.

    For your reference, the dates af fected for 2012 are as fo llows:

    Date Closed Actual Sh ipping Notes

    26th December N/A We wi ll be closed the week of 26th December

    through 30th December. First shipments for 2012

    wi ll be on Tuesday 3rd January.9th April 10th Apri l (TUESDAY) Easter (offi ce also closed on 6th April )

    7th May 8th May (TUESDAY) Early May Bank Holi day

    4th/5th June 6th June (WEDNESDAY) Spring Bank Holiday & Diamond Jubil ee

    27th August 28th August (TUESDAY) Summer Bank Holiday

    December 24th N/A Shipments wil l be impossible again duri ng

    Christmas week.

    [Note that shipments may sometimes be sent on a Tuesday if there is a delay or problem with inbound

    shipmen ts to London Pupae Suppl ies; these occurrences are, of cou rse, unpredictable but we wil l make

    every effort to make you aware of any such event in good time]

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    LONDON PUPAE

    SUPPLIES

    Supplying Butterflies Around the World Since 1985!

    PRICE & AVAILABILITY FOR LIVE BUTTERFLY & MOTH PUPAE

    2012

    Published Dec. 2011

    All Prices in Sterling and Euro Currencies, as indicated, excluding VAT

    This List Replaces All Previous Lists

    FIRST EDITION

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    CODE SPECIES PRICE PRICE AVAILABILITY

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    BRASSOLIDAE

    P100 CALIGO ATREUS 3.60 4.30 LIMITED

    P102 CALIGO EURILOCHUS 2.10 2.50 ALL YEAR

    P106 CALIGO MEMNON 2.10 2.50 FREQUENT

    P120 OPSIPHANES CASSINA 2.55 3.05 LIMITED

    P122 OPSIPHANES TAMARINDI 2.55 3.05 LIMITED

    MORPHIDAE

    P201 MORPHO PELEIDES 3.15 3.80 ALL YEAR

    DANAIDAE

    P205 AMAURIS NIAVIUS 2.10 2.50 FREQUENT

    P206 AMAURIS OCHLEA 2.25 2.70 OCCASIONAL

    P212 DANAUS AGLEOIDES 1.25 1.50 ALL YEAR

    P214 DANAUS CHRYSIPPUS 1.05 1.25 ALL YEAR

    P216 DANAUS GENUT IA 1.35 1.60 ALL YEAR

    P218 DANAUS GIL IPPUS 2.10 2.50 LIMITED

    P220 DANAUS HAMATA 1.50 1.80 ALL YEAR

    P222 DANAUS LIMNIACE 1.25 1.50 ALL YEAR

    P224 DANAUS PLEXIPPUS 2.00 2.40 FREQUENT

    P230 EUPLOEA CORE 1.05 1.25 LIMITED

    P231 EUPLOEA CAMARELZEMAN 2.05 2.45 ALL YEAR

    P232 EUPLOEA MULCIBER 2.00 2.40 LIMITED

    P240 IDEA LEUCONOE 0.90 1.10 ALL YEAR

    P250 IDIOPSIS JUVENTA 0.70 0.85 ALL YEAR

    P255 IDIOPSIS VULGARIS 1.25 1.50 OCCASIONAL

    P260 LYCOREA CLEOBAEA 2.55 3.05 OCCASIONAL

    P102

    P122

    P206

    P205

    P201

    P214

    P222

    P224

    P240

    P250

    P260

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    CODE SPECIES PRICE PRICE AVAILABILITY

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    HELICONIDAE

    P300 AGRAULIS VANILLAE 2.00 2.40 ALL YEAR

    P302 DIONE JUNO 1.90 2.30 LIMITED

    P304 DRYAS JULIA 1.85 2.20 FREQUENT

    P306 DRYADULA PHAETUSA 2.20 2.65 FREQUENT

    P308 EUEIDES ALIPHERA 2.55 3.05 ALL YEAR

    P310 EUEIDES ISABELLA 3.10 3.70 ALL YEAR

    P320 HELICONIUS CYDNO 3.15 3.80 ALL YEAR

    P322 HELICONIUS CHARITONIA 2.00 2.40 ALL YEAR

    P324 HELICONIUS ERATO 3.40 4.10 LIMITED

    P325 HELICONIUS DORIS 2.65 3.20 ALL YEAR

    P328 HELICONIUS HECALE 3.15 3.80 ALL YEAR

    P332 HELICONIUS ISMENIUS 3.15 3.80 LIMITED

    P334 HELICONIUS MELPOMENE 2.45 2.95 ALL YEAR

    P335 HELICONIUS SAPHO 3.70 4.45 FREQUENT

    P336 HELICONIUS SARA 3.10 3.70 FREQUENT

    P340 PHILAETHRIA DIDO 3.15 3.80 OCCASIONAL

    ITHOMIIDAE

    P380 GRETA OTO 2.05 2.45 FREQUENT

    P381 GRETA NERO 2.05 2.45 OCCASIONAL

    P384A MELINAEA ETHRA 2.00 2.40 OCCASIONAL

    P386 TITHOREA HARMONIA 2.65 3.20 MAY - DEC

    P387 TITHOREA TARRICINA 2.65 3.20 OCCASIONAL

    NYMPHALIDAE

    P410 ANARTIA FATIMA 1.85 2.20 LIMITED

    P412 ARCHAEOPREPONA DEMOPHON 3.10 3.70 ALL YEAR

    P413 ARCHAEOPREPONA MEANDER 3.70 4.45 ALL YEAR

    P304

    P306

    P328

    P325

    P322

    P310

    P320

    P335

    P340

    P380

    P412

    P387

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    CODE SPECIES PRICE PRICE AVAILABILITY

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    NYMPHALIDAE

    P417 ARIADNE ARIADNE 0.65 0.80 ALL YEAR

    P419 ATHYMA PERIUS 0.90 1.10 ALL YEAR

    P429 CATONEPHELE MEXICANA 3.10 3.70 LIMITED

    P431 CATONEPHELE NUMILA 3.10 3.70 LIMITED

    P433 CETHOSIA BIBLIS 0.80 0.95 ALL YEAR

    P435 CETHOSIA CYANE 0.80 0.95 ALL YEAR

    P440B CHARAXES CANDIOPE 2.25 2.70 OCCASIONAL

    P440C CHARAXES CASTOR 2.25 2.70 FREQUENT

    P440D CHARAXES CITHAERON 2.25 2.70 FREQUENT

    P440F CHARAXES PROTOCLEA 2.20 2.65 FREQUENT

    P440G CHARAXES VARANES 2.20 2.65 FREQUENT

    P440H CHARAXES VIOLETTA 2.25 2.70 OCCASIONAL

    P442 CONSUL FABIUS 2.65 3.20 ALL YEAR

    P443 COLOBURA DIRCE 2.15 2.60 ALL YEAR

    P445 DOLESCHAL IA BISALT IDE 1.30 1.55 ALL YEAR

    P445A EUPHAEDRA NEOPHRON 2.20 2.65 OCCASIONAL

    P446 EUTHALIA ACONTHEA 2.00 2.40 LIMITED

    P446A EUTHALIA DIRTEA 1.60 1.90 ALL YEAR

    P450A EUXANTHE WAKEFIELDI 2.25 2.70 OCCASIONAL

    P451 HAMADRYAS AMPHINOME 2.70 3.25 ALL YEAR

    P452 HAMADRYAS ARINOME 2.25 2.70 LIMITED

    P453 HAMADRYAS FEBRUA 2.00 2.40 ALL YEAR

    P454 HAMADRYAS FERONIA 2.25 2.70 ALL YEAR

    P455A HAMADRYAS GUATEMALINA 2.25 2.70 LIMITED

    P459 HYPNA CLYTEMNESTRA 2.90 3.50 OCCASIONAL

    P461 HYPOLIMNAS BOLINA 0.70 0.85 ALL YEAR

    P462 HYPOLIMNAS MISIPPUS 1.60 1.90 ALL YEAR

    P463 HYPOLIMNAS MONTERIONIS 2.10 2.50 ALL YEAR

    P464 HYPOLIMNAS USAMBARA 2.65 3.20 LIMITED

    P464A HYPOLIMNAS SALMACIS 2.35 2.80 OCCASIONAL

    P419

    P431

    P433

    P435

    P440C

    P442

    P443

    P445

    P446A

    P451

    P461

    P462

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    NYMPHALIDAE

    P465 JUNONIA OCTAVIA 2.05 2.45 ALL YEAR

    P466 JUNONIA OENONE 2.05 2.45 FREQUENT

    P467 KALLIMA INACHUS 2.05 2.45 LIMITED

    P471 MYSCELIA CYANIRIS 2.65 3.20 MAR - OCT

    P475 NEPTIS HYLAS 0.90 1.10 ALL YEAR

    P476 NESSAEA AGLAURA 3.10 3.70 OCCASIONAL

    P477 PARTHENOS SYLVIA 0.95 1.15 ALL YEAR

    P478 PARTHENOS SYLVIA 0.70 0.85 ALL YEAR

    P479 PHALANTA PHALANTHA 0.90 1.10 ALL YEAR

    P481 PRECIS ALMANA 0.80 0.95 ALL YEAR

    P482 PRECIS ATLITES 1.05 1.25 ALL YEAR

    P483 PRECIS HIERTA 1.70 2.05 ALL YEAR

    P484 PRECIS IPHITA 0.60 0.70 ALL YEAR

    P485 PRECIS LEMONIAS 0.75 0.90 ALL YEAR

    P487 PREPONA OMPHALE 3.10 3.70 ALL YEAR

    P488P SALAMIS PARHASSUS 2.20 2.65 OCCASIONAL

    P490 SIPROETA EPAPHUS 3.10 3.70 ALL YEAR

    P491 SIPROETA STELENES 3.10 3.70 ALL YEAR

    P497 VINDULA EROTA 1.75 2.10 LIMITED

    PAPILIONIDAE

    P502 ATROPHANEURA POLYEUCTES 2.90 3.50 OCCASIONAL

    P504 ATROPHANEURA SEMPERI 3.15 3.80 OCCASIONAL

    P511 BATTUS BELLUS 2.75 3.30 FREQUENT

    P512 BATTUS POLYDAMUS 2.75 3.30 ALL YEAR

    P515 CHILASA CLYTIA 0.80 0.95 ALL YEAR

    P520 GRAPHIUM AGAMEMNON 0.80 0.95 ALL YEAR

    P521 GRAPHIUM ANGOLANUS 2.00 2.40 OCCASIONAL

    P465

    P466

    P467

    P477

    P478

    P481

    P487

    P491

    P504

    P515

    P520

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    PAPILIONIDAE

    P522 GRAPHIUM ANTHEUS 2.00 2.40 OCCASIONAL

    P523 GRAPHIUM COLONNA 2.00 2.40 OCCASIONAL

    P524 GRAPHIUM DOSON 0.80 0.95 LIMITED

    P525 GRAPHIUM PORTHAON 2.00 2.40 OCCASIONAL

    P526 GRAPHIUM SARPEDON 2.05 2.45 LIMITED

    P528 PACHLIOPTA ARISTOLOCHIA 0.95 1.15 ALL YEAR

    P534 PACHLIOPTA KOTZEBUEA 0.80 0.95 ALL YEAR

    P538 PAPILIO ANCHISIADES 2.00 2.40 ALL YEAR

    P540 PAPILIO BIANOR 2.00 2.40 LIMITED

    P545 PAPILIO CONSTANTINUS 2.90 3.50 LIMITED

    P546 PAPILIO CRESPHONTES 2.55 3.05 ALL YEAR

    P548 PAPILIO DARDANUS 2.30 2.75 ALL YEAR

    P550 PAPILIO DEMODOCUS 2.35 2.80 ALL YEAR

    P560 PAPILIO DEMOLEUS 0.75 0.90 ALL YEAR

    P570 PAPILIO HELENUS 1.05 1.25 ALL YEAR

    P573 PAPILIO LORMIERI 2.65 3.20 OCCASIONAL

    P574 PAPILIO LOWI 0.95 1.15 ALL YEAR

    P576 PAPILIO LYCOPHRON 2.90 3.50 OCT - MAY

    P580 PAPILIO MEMNON 1.20 1.45 ALL YEAR

    P582 PAPILIO NEPHELUS 1.90 2.30 ALL YEAR

    P585 PAPILIO NIREUS 2.30 2.75 FREQUENT

    P586 PAPILIO PALINURUS 1.00 1.20 ALL YEAR

    P588 PAPILIO PARIS 2.75 3.30 MAY, OCT & OWP

    P590 PAPILIO PHORCAS 2.65 3.20 ALL YEAR

    P596 PAPILIO POLYTES 0.75 0.90 ALL YEAR

    P602 PAPILIO POLYXENES 2.25 2.70 LIMITED

    P606 PAPILIO RUMANZOVIA 1.00 1.20 ALL YEAR

    P610 PAPILIO THOAS 2.40 2.90 ALL YEAR

    P614 PAPILIO XUTHUS 2.10 2.50 ALL YEAR

    P615 PARIDES ARCAS 2.90 3.50 ALL YEAR

    P524

    P534

    P538

    P548

    P570

    P574

    P580

    P586

    P596

    P606

    P610

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    PAPILIONIDAE

    P615A PARIDES CHILDRENAE 2.90 3.50 OCCASIONAL

    P616 PARIDES IPHIDAMAS 2.90 3.50 ALL YEAR

    P617 PARIDES MONTEZUMA 2.90 3.50 ALL YEAR

    P618 PARIDES PHOTINUS 2.90 3.50 ALL YEAR

    PIERIDAE

    P700 ANTEOS CLORINDE 2.00 2.40 ALL YEAR

    P721 APPIAS DRUSILLA 1.25 1.50 OCCASIONAL

    P722 APPIAS LIBYTHEA 0.80 0.95 FEB - OCT

    P724 APPIAS LYNCIDA 0.80 0.95 FEB - OCT

    P726 ASCIA LIMONA 2.00 2.40 OCCASIONAL

    P730 CATOPSILIA POMONA 1.05 1.25 ALL YEAR

    P732 CATOPSILIA PYRANTHE 0.95 1.15 ALL YEAR

    P734 CATOPSILIA SCYLLA 0.95 1.15 ALL YEAR

    P750 EUREMA HECABE 0.70 0.85 ALL YEAR

    P760 HEBOMOIA GLAUCIPPE 0.95 1.15 ALL YEAR

    P766 PHOEBIS ARGANTE 2.00 2.40 APR - OCT

    P768 PHOEBIS PHILEA 3.10 3.70 APR - OCT

    P770 PHOEBIS SENNAE 2.00 2.40 APR - OCT

    AMATHUSIIDAE

    P780 AMATHUSIDA PHIDIPPUS 1.85 2.20 ALL YEAR

    P768

    P700

    P618

    P616

    P732

    P750

    P760

    P722

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    SATYRIDAE

    P790 ELYMNIAS HYPERMNESTRA 1.15 1.40 ALL YEAR

    SATURNIIDAE

    P800 ATTACUS ATLAS 1.35 1.60 ALL YEAR

    P801 ATTACUS CAESAR 1.25 1.50 ALL YEAR

    P803A ARGEMA MIMOSAE 3.10 3.70 OCCASIONAL

    P804 ACTIAS LUNA 1.65 2.00 OWP ONLY

    P806 ACTIAS SELENE 2.65 3.20 LIMITED

    SPHINGIDAE

    P810 DAPHNIS NERII 1.60 1.90 ALL YEAR

    URANIIDAE

    P820 CHRYSIRIDIA CROESUS 2.35 2.80 OCCASIONAL

    OWP Over Wintering Pupae (Diapause).

    LIMITED Indicates species that are not easy to raise in captivity and may be availablethroughout the year but only in restricted quantities. Please telephone for cur

    rent availability.

    IRREGULAR Indicates species that are extremely seasonal or that we find very hard tobreed on a regular basis, but are often available in large numbers atunpredictable times

    Note Months stated under availability are a guide only. Some species may become availableoutside periods indicated.

    P790

    P800

    P803A

    P820

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    MIXED SELECTIONS OF TROPICAL PUPAE

    For ease or for preference, you may prefer to elect for a mix of pupae, rather than - or as

    well as - selecting individual species. To this end, London Pupae Supplies are pleased tooffer two distinct mixes.

    Note: actual contents of mixes will vary depending on avail able stock but wil l always

    contain pupae to our usual high standard with a good variety and at excellent value forthe individual pupa price indicated. Minimum order of a mix is 20 pupae.

    All mixes will contain pupae to a higher value than their individual cost would be!

    GDMix - GLOBAL DELUXE MIX - 1.90 / 2.30per pupa. Thismix is drawn from all our breeding sources and may include some of

    the more expensive pupae such asMorphos and Caligos.

    Terrific value for money!

    GSMix - GLOBAL STANDARD MIX - 0.90 / 1.10 per pupa

    This mix comprises species mainly sourced from our own breedingfarms, which al lows us to offer them at a very competitive price.

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    Sustainability in Costa Rica

    The butterfly farm Kasiri is located on the Car ibbean slope of Costa Rica and con sists of 100 hectares of l and, whereabout half of the farm is still primary rainforest. The remaining half is old cattle pastures that have been left to regener-ate.

    One hectare of the farm is devoted to the production of but-terfly pupae for export, an activity that has proven to be thesustainable alternative to agriculture. Butterfly production atKasiri was started when looking for an environmentallyfriendly way of life as well as an interesting possibility togenerate a new sources of income and employment for sur-rounding farmer families as well as for the indigenous Ca b-car people living in the vicinity - when a traditional farmerlooks at the forest he sees something to cut down for morepasture and cattle; here, it has become something to be pro-tected!

    The farm is e quipped with seven mes h enclosures where thebutterflies lay their eggs on host plants. The process is oneof constant collections. With some butterfly species, it is the

    egg that will be collected inside the enclosures so they can

    hatch under controlled conditions in the small and rusticlaboratory. With others, mostly because of less naturalenemies (such as ants, spiders, crickets, wasps etc) theeggs are left to hatch inside the enclosures and then col-lected in different stages of development to then be fedinside the laboratory.

    Conservation Project

    *Kasiri co-operated with the non-profit Nairi Foundation,

    an organization set up specifically to establish the preser-vation of the area known as the Barbilla National Park(some 12,000 hectares/30,000 acres), a one hour walkfrom the Kasiri farm. Tropical rainforests are being cut at astaggering rate; Kasiri and Barbilla are positive examplesof conservation.

    *Support and strengthening of I ndian culture. Without our forest we cant continue as Indians, said one Cabcarman.He was talking about the Cabcar Indians living in the rainforest close to Kasiri and referring to their lifestyle being soclosely interrelated with the environment.

    The owners of Kasiri believe that giving knowledge, creativity and self- respect and identification to tCa bcar Girl Study-inghe members of the younger Cabcar gener ations are important ingredients to strengthen Cabcar culture, so thatthey can find ways to participate in the democratic process. The Cabcar represent a people with a culture and political

    system that have a lot to give and learn about human wisdom - they have an important and elemental conviction: theones who wast or destroy what nature gives, destroy life itself.

    The Surrounding Area

    The Surrounding Area

    The Surrounding Area

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    Sustainability in Thailand

    Situated some 30 kilometres northeast of Chaingmai in northern

    Thailand, on the edge of t he forest/jungle, we have a 15 acre farm

    that concentrates on breeding local "commom" species of butter-

    flies and moths, such as Papilio polytes, Papilio memnon and the

    atlas moth. We do not breed, or attempt to breed any rare or endan-

    gered species.

    The farm has been established over 20 yea rs, and currently employs

    17 people on a full-time basis, thereby su pporting some 15 families.

    It is fully licensed by the Thai Royal Forestry Department to produce

    a range of some 40 species of butte rflies and moths and is regularly

    inspected by the authorities.

    We only very rarely take butterflies from the wild to stock our farm

    and inject fresh genetic material; the vast majority of our productioncomes from lines of livestock that have been captive bred for very

    many years (captive breeding is a requirement of most exporting

    countries so that natural stocks are not depleted).

    The Breeding Programme

    The "parent" butterflies a re kept in

    very large netting enclosures,

    where there are provided with the

    right environment for that particu-

    lar species. We provide plenty of flowering plants to produce the nectar of which the

    adult butterflies live and also the species-specific host plant for the female butterfly

    to lay her eggs on.

    Twice a day, the newly laid but-

    terfly eggs are collected and

    stored in special plastic contain-

    ers. After about five days thebaby caterpillars emerge from

    the eggs and start to feed on the host plant leaves. At this point we

    transfer the baby caterpillars to special cages in the nursery area,

    where they are given a fresh leaves every day.

    After approximately 21 days the then adult caterpillars crawl to a

    corner of the cage and shed their final skin to become a chrysalis -

    ready to merge into and adult butterfly in approximately three

    weeks time.

    A Pupae Room

    Potting the Food Plants

    A Pupae Room

    Netted Breeding Area

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    Sustainability in the Philippines

    Here there are several very small farms, in comparison

    to Chiangmai, scattered in different parts of the Phil-

    ippines exclusively in very rural areas or small villages.

    The largest one is situated in the island of Bohol with

    breeding facilities scattered among family members'

    land.

    Foodplants are cultivated in nearby available lands

    and are collected as and when needed; sometimes as

    often as everyday in the busiest time of the year. On

    this island there are also several other breeders who

    have small rearing cages and nurseries in their back

    garden. Most of these breeders have a very low in-

    come from other sources and therefore rely on but-terfly farming to maintain a reasonable income for

    their family.

    Other sm all farms that exclusively supply us with pupae are on the islands of R omblon,and Palawan. Again, on these

    islands, there are small suppliers breeding in their back

    garden as in the case in Bohol. Altogether these farms

    help several families, e ither f or their full income or tosupplement those with very low income; some b reed full

    time and others work around 3 days a week to keep pro-

    duction sustainable.

    Each island has a "mother farm" for which permits are

    required, both from the local and national government

    authorities, to operate. All the other little farms or "backgarden breeders" are included and have to be specifi-

    cally cited on the mother farm's permits so that they can

    operate legally. This is a procedure strictly implementedby the government to prevent individuals from catching

    butterflies in the wild (although it should be emphasised

    that without proper breeding, it would be impossible to

    sustain a business like this by merely "wild harvesting").

    The Breeding Programme

    All the butterfly pupae are collected from farms twice aweek for export; they are

    transported to Manila, the capital, for a final quality check and for export licens-

    ing and documentation. The process for export documentation takes2 or 3 days

    which means ithas to be started few days prior to shipping day.

    The operation i n the Philippines re quires several other ful l time employees; eachhas their own responsibilities - from dealing with legal requirements for farms

    and facilitating e xport documentation, organising internal transportation of

    butterfly pupae from farms to Manila, and the quality control checking and

    packing of the pupae for export.

    In a country where the devastation of natural calamities have been aggravated

    by years of abuse of its own natural resources by its people, it is even more im-portant that this kind of farming, a nature friendly one, is encouraged and prac-

    tised.

    Netted Breeding Areas

    Idea Leuconoe Feeding

    Gathering on Nets!

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    SOME RECOMM ENDED EXHIBITION BUTTERFLI ES

    P520: Graphium Agamemnon

    P534: Pachliopta kotzebuea*P560: Papilo demoleus*

    P580: Papilio memnon*P586: Papilo palinurusP606: Papilo rumanzov ia*

    P610: Papilio thoasP322: Heliconius charitonia*P334: Heliconius melpomene*

    P328: Heliconius hecale*P240: Idea leuconoe*P800: Attacus atlas

    P201: Morpho peleidesP102: Caligo eurilochus*P477: Parthenos sylvia*

    P467: Kallima inachusP481: Precis almanaP435: Cethosia cyane

    NOTE: Species marked*perform well at low light levels

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    LONDON PUPAE SUPPLIES Ltd.Company Number: 4558915

    TERMS OF TRADE

    ALL LIST ED SPE CIE S OF F ERED FOR SALE AS L IVE PU PA E ONLY .

    ALL PUPAE AR E CAPTIV E REA RE D FROM CAPTI VE BRE D PARE NT STO CK AN D OFFE RE DSUBJECT TO SUC CESSFUL R EARING PRO GRAMS.

    QUALITY GUARANTEEAll pupae are guaranteed live and of A1 qual ity upon delivery to the customer's prem ises. LO NDON PUPA E SUPPLI ES

    wil l replace without question any pupae that are received at any specific U.K. delivery address, dead, diseased or otherwisenot of A1 quality, provided the claim is lodged in writing within 24 hours of receipt and the pupae returned to us by 1st classpost for inspection. We regret that we are unable to accept clai ms after this period as we can have no control over the envi-

    ronment that the pupae are kept in upon arrival at the customer's premise.

    AVAI LAB IL ITY

    As with all livestock, it is i mpossible to guarantee the availability of any given species at any given time. Should speciesfail, we will always do our best to offer a suitable substitution.

    CREDIT ACCOUNTSCredit accounts granted to approved customers only, subject to satisfactory banker's references. Otherwise cash, cheque orcredit card details with order please.

    PAYMENTTo be made w ithin 28 days of invoice date unless otherwise arranged; new customers may be requested to prepay orders or

    give credit card details with an order.

    OVERDUE ACCOUNTS

    Plus 3.5% per month interest

    BANK DE TA ILS for direct transfers

    Payment by cheque, drawn on a UK bank and all major credit cards (VISA, Mastercard) are also accepted

    POSTAG E & PACKIN G

    Shipments to UK addresses are by Royal Mail guaranteed next day delivery at cost (min. 6.50). Delivery by courier such asFederal E xpress or DHL is recommended for North America (mini mum 40.00) and European (minimum 24.00 DH L)countries due to slower postage transmission times within these countries. Delivery by other methods can be used upon en-

    quiry but London Pupae Supplies wil l not be liable for any delays thus incurred.

    V.A.T. (VALUE ADDED TAX)

    UK customers are charged VAT at the prevailing rate (20%) additional to the quoted catalogue prices.Under EU regulations we are required by law to charge VAT at 20% of total value of all goods supplied to any EU custom-ers UNLESS you are able to supply us with your VAT registration number which is current and valid at the delivery address.Note: we w ill not reissue invoices retrospectively upon late attainment of a VAT number.

    STERLING E URO

    Account N ame:

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    London Pupae Sup plies Ltd

    BARC LAYS BANK P LCNORTH EAST LONDON GROUP, POBOX 2403 LONDO N N18 2BY, U. K.

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    London Pupae Sup plies Ltd

    BARC LAYS BANK P LCNORTH EAST LONDON GROUP, POBOX 2403 LONDO N N18 2BY, U. K.

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