small skipper

geniculata · Post by **geniculata** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:10 am

Found an unusually dark marked small skipper yesterday, one which ive not seen as dark before.
Has anyone any referance to this as being within normal variation as ive looked in a the species file and found nothing to match.

Gary.

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:31 am

Hi Gary. The books don't usually mention it, but yes, this is normal variation. Particularly later in the flight period, and particularly in the female, this species regularly shows these broad, dark borders and overall dark appearance.

Guy

geniculata · Post by **geniculata** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:44 am

Cheers Guy,
its not something that ive noticed before myself.

Gary.

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