ID of a very worn butterfly please

CFB · Post by **CFB** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:24 pm

I saw this butterfly this morning in the Alpes-Maritimes, and would appreciate an ID:

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Colin

marmari · Post by **marmari** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:27 pm

Very similar appearance to pics I have of a Tree Grayling.

Post by **Padfield** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:21 pm

The colour makes you think of tree grayling but it is in fact a grayling (semele).

Guy

Compare:

Grayling (9th October last year):

Tree grayling (9th October last year):

CFB · Post by **CFB** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:37 pm

Thank you marmari and Guy.

And I saw a Tree Grayling a couple of days ago:

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Colin