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CatsandFish
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Homaloptera Sp. ?

Post by CatsandFish » Tue May 12, 2009 4:16 am

A friend of mine bought this little fella as a H. Yunnanensis
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But he isn,t too sure as he says this really doesn,t resemble his other H. Yunnanensis,
Please a little help from the experts :)
thanks in advance
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Post by piggy4 » Tue May 12, 2009 7:10 am

Possibly H.smithi from Thailand ?

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Post by Graeme Robson » Tue May 12, 2009 10:22 am

Sure looks like a Homaloptera smithi.
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Post by Jim Powers » Tue May 12, 2009 2:48 pm

I would agree with it being smithi, too.
They often come in mixed with yunnanensis
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Post by CatsandFish » Tue May 12, 2009 5:32 pm

Thanks for the fast replies guys :D
Well this H. Smithi is a daft one then, it,s always out and about.
His H. Yunnanensis though is a different story all together,
won,t see that fella all day long
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