Spanish Other for ID from Pete

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Spanish Other for ID from Pete

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Last batch!
1. Grayling - but about twice the normal size!
1. Grayling - but about twice the normal size!
2. Ilex Hairstreak
2. Ilex Hairstreak
3. ???? White
3. ???? White
4. Piedmont Ringlet
4. Piedmont Ringlet
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Re: Spanish Other for ID from Pete

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For the white I would suggest ergane, very local in Spain, but I have seen it at the Congost de Collegats, near La Pobla de Segur.

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The white lacks a fork in vein 7, strongly suggesting it's not rapae. The density of scaling appears to be far too little for mannii, which also usually shows a costal shadow from the underside (though this might be the light), and it's obviously not napi. I think Misha has again jumped straight to the answer!

I must visit this part of Spain in 2011 - it will fill some gaps in my photo collection!

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Thanks guys - still in awe :)

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