Hi David,
I asked the same question a few years ago. If you
found them alive, or recently deceased, they probably
had pink tips. The ones I had found turned out to be
Erato (or Protoerato if you prefer) sulcifera. It's the
most common one in Samoa.
Cheers,
Don
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> From: David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Erato
> Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 5:44 AM
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> Speaking of Erato, does anyone know of an Erato with a punctate surface and
> a longitudinal groove on its dorsum? I found a couple such in Sri Lanka.
>
> Thank you,
> David kirsh
> Durham, NC