Thought I'd show this specimen which seems to be a bright eyed ringlet, with rather more emphasis on the "eyed" than usual!!
Same individual.. I've never seen one like this, are they common??
How about this
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Re: How about this
I've seen them in the Pyrenees where they seem to be the predominant form, if not the only form. I think they are the subspecies spodia form pacula.
Re: How about this
Ah.. thanks.. there were many, many more routine ones than this, which really stood out at the time
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In the Val the you see every gradation from really very dark with just two obscured spots in the apex of the forewing, to your seriously 'bright-eyed' form.
This picture is a video frame (I didn't get a real digital camera until 2005). I remember at the time being quite bowled over by this specimen!
Guy
This picture is a video frame (I didn't get a real digital camera until 2005). I remember at the time being quite bowled over by this specimen!
Guy
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