HI all,
I found this aberrant Meadow Brown in Bowdown Wood (Berkshire) this afternoon. At first I thought it was just worn, but on closer inspection it had no orange on its forewings at all.
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Re: Aberrant Meadow Brown
Nice image. I saw one the same a few years back, first thought it was worn, but looked like yours.
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Re: Aberrant Meadow Brown
Looks like ab. alba:
"Female. The usually fulvous patch of the forewings replaced by white".
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"Female. The usually fulvous patch of the forewings replaced by white".
Cheers,
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