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Postby chokdeekap » Thu May 20, 2010 5:53 am

shot with nikon D70s with 60mm muscat ,oman

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Postby Leslie Harris » Thu May 20, 2010 9:51 am

Oh dear, did you get your ids mixed up? This looks like Risbecia pulchella...
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Postby Kevin Lee » Thu May 20, 2010 10:39 am

Hi Les... tend to agree... the marginal purple band on Chok's slug is solid and the yellow dotted pattern extends below the mantle and continues on the body underneath... compare with:

http://tinyurl.com/3y62vys

BTW, great avatar, Les... :D k;-)
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Postby chokdeekap » Thu May 20, 2010 12:42 pm

gents I stand corrected my mistake :oops:
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Postby Leslie Harris » Thu May 20, 2010 4:03 pm

Trust me.... we're all in need of correction from time to time! :lol:

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