Rare Butterfly from China

[Neil Jones]

In article <199807080753.PAA14068 at info.hz.zj.cn>
           Use-Author-Address-Header@[127.1] "Dao Lu" writes:

>   I am a small Collector of butterfly , lived in china . 
>   I have a rare butterfly ( Formal name : " Luehdorfia chinensis Leech " ),Its
>  wing's veins 
> like tiger , and Its producing area only in China. 
>   Do anyone can tell me where I can find some collectors or dealers who
>  interested in buy the 
> Chinese butterfly ?
> 
> Please go to "http://209.67.19.100/~china_collection/H" for photo of the
>  butterfly .
> 
> ( Sorry for my bad English )
> 
> Thank you very much !
> Dao Lu E-Mail : "gold-china at bigfoot.com"
 
I am a little concerned about this posting. The information that I have been
able to find on this species of butterfly indicates that it is listed
in the International Red Data book.
I do not think that the commercial trade in rare/endangered species should
be encouraged across the internet. 

This is not an attempt to restart the collecting debate.
I hope people will realise that Red Data book species are a subject
of particular concern.

-- 
Neil Jones- Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk http://www.nwjones.demon.co.uk/
"At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn Bog
National Nature Reserve