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Callipara festiva f. lizae - VERY RARE , Childs, Aiken & Bail, 2020
Size
85,5 mm
Locality
Masirah isl., Oman
Note
THIS RARE FORM HAS BEEN RECENTLY DESCRIBED BY THE ABOVE MENTIONED AUTHORS AND IT IS CLEARLY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE Callipara Festiva (Lamarck, 1811) FROM THE SAME AREA BY ITS DARKER BACKGROUND COLOR AND BY THE ABSENCE OF INTERMEDIATES. (See The Festivus 52(4) November 2020). I HAVE NEVER SEEN A LIVING SPECIMEN AND THE FEW ONE I HAVE GOT WERE ALMOST ALWAYS IN VERY BAD CONDITION. THIS SPECIMEN PRESENTS A GOOD QUALITY COMPARED WITH THE AVERAGE AND THERE ARE ONLY SOME SMALL BREAKS IN THE LABRUM. FROM MY RECENT TRIP TO OMAN (dec.2020) F++