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Samples of Plates to the new book 'Whiteley's Butterflies"

Charaxes  v. veranus

Charaxes c. candiope

Belinois c. severina

Colotis c. whiteleyi

Charaxes c. citheron

Charaxes b. brutus

South African Butterfly Breeding Association (SABBA)
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Tel: (039) 314 9307. Fax: (039)0314 9996. Cell: 074 4225 587.
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Collecting Butterflies

Collections
A huge drive is made by SABBA to offer collectors who wish to donate their collections to museums, the chance to house their collections in a safe and secure BUTTERFLY MUSEUM in Ramsgate. No individual collection will be incorporated into any one or singular collection. The value of each collection is in the history of that collection, offering information that is unique  to its researched areas by the collector. Too many valuable butterfly specimens have just vanished or been unwillingly destroyed through neglect and carelessness. All butterfly collections held by individual collectors are valuable and form part of our South African heritage. Don't let your collection just vanish and be lost forever. Email us to make arrangements for the security and preservation of your collection. collections@sabba.co.za.

Research
Collectors all over South Africa, are welcome to join our researches in the field to collect specimens for their individual collections only as members of SABBA. Field trips are arranged each month of the year to various destinations throughout South Africa. Some collectors like Deryck E Whiteley, Earnest Pringle, Ivor Migdol (deceased), Dr Renier Terblanche, Dr David Edge, David A Swanepoel (deceased), Clive Quickleberg, Steve Collins, Andries Horn and Earle Whiteley have accompanied us on many of our field excursions. Join us on some of our excursions. Email us at collections@sabba.co.za. Research is presently being done on Melantis leads helena (see specimens below) and your help is require to provide any variation, gynandromorphy or albinisms in specimen that you do not see in the specimens listed bellow. Email us at collections@sabba.co.za and send us a pic.

Books
A series of new volumes to the book called 'Whitley's Butterflies' is being prepared for release to lepidopterists and collectors in 2009. The first of these will be published in early February 2009 called 'Whiteley's Butterflies', Volume 1, Charaxes of Kwa-Zulu Natal with all known species, sub-species & variations. This volume contains A4 color plates of variations collected, from many hours of field research, including through breeding programs. Many of which have not been seen anywhere in the world. All volumes will be limited as a special collectors item. Only 1000 copies of each volume will be printed. The first two hundred copies of each volume will autographed and dated by the author on date of sale. Here is a preview of the first Volume.
 

Book Cover A4		Sample Plate A4		Sample Plate A4

Earle Whiteley is the author of several books. Collecting Butterflies - a beginners guide; Farming with Butterflies; Bringing Butterflies to Your Garden - the correct way; Aloides Pierus - and all variations; Dixeia charina charina - and all variations; Acrea horta horta - and all variations; Saving our Butterflies; Phasis thero thero - and all variations; Belenoius (creona) creona - and all variations; Colotis (colotis) whiteleyi and all variations; Melantis leada helena  -  and all variations and now finally the volumes of Whiteley's Butterflies. To order this book, email orders@sabba.co.za. The 1st volume seen above costs 450.00 rand per copy. The funds will be used to fund the Butterfly Sanctuary in Ramsgate - Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Plates & Descriptions
 

8 Melantis  helena leada 150 Charaxes  drucianus ciadon 142 Charaxes  candiope candiope 232 Precis (precis)  archiesia

90 Bemastistes  aganice aganice 154 Charaxes  citheron citheron 222 Hypolimnas  anthedon wahlbergi 235 Precis (precis)  natalica natalica

140 Charaxes  veranus veranus 156 Charaxes  zoolina zoolina 223 Salamis  perhassus 675 Colotis (colotis)  eroni

42 Charaxes  candiope candiope 164 Charaxes  ethalion ethalion 227 Precis (precis)  octavia sessamus 676 Colotis (colotis)  ione whiteleyii

8 Malantis leada helena & variations. Size 65mm - 70mm wingtip to wingtip.
 

8i Melantis leada helena male upp.		8ii Melantis leada  helena Male und:		8iii Melantis leada helena female upp.		8iv Melantis leada helena female upp.
8v Melantis leada helena-alticus male upp.		8vi Melantis leada helena-alticus male und.		8vii Melantis leada helena-alticus female upp.		8vii Melantis leada helena-alticus female und.
8v Melantis leada helena-tsunami male upp.		8vi Melantis leada helena-tsunami-male und.		8vii Melantis leada helena- tsunami-female upp.		8vii Melantis leada helena- tsunamis-female und.
8v Melantis leada helena-asserii male upp.		8vi Melantis leada helena-asserii male und.		8vii Melantis leada helena-asserii female upp.		8vii Melantis leada helena-asserii female und.
8v Melantis leada helena-davidii male upp.		8vi Melantis leada helena-davidii male und.		8vii Melantis leada helena-davidii female upp.		8vii Melantis leada helena-davidii female und.
8v Melantis leada helena-alticus male upp.		8vi Melantis leada helena-alticus male und.		8vii Melantis leada helena-alticus female upp.		8vii Melantis leada helena-alticus female und.
8v Melantis leada helena-alticus male upp.		8vi Melantis leada helena-alticus male und.		8vii Melantis leada helena-alticus female upp.		8vii Melantis leada helena-alticus female und.

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