I saw this butterfly this morning in the Alpes-Maritimes, and would appreciate an ID:
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Colin
ID of a very worn butterfly please
Re: ID of a very worn butterfly please
Very similar appearance to pics I have of a Tree Grayling.
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Re: ID of a very worn butterfly please
The colour makes you think of tree grayling but it is in fact a grayling (semele).
Guy
Compare:
Grayling (9th October last year):
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2010/semele109.jpg)
Tree grayling (9th October last year):
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2010/statilinus103.jpg)
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Grayling (9th October last year):
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2010/semele109.jpg)
Tree grayling (9th October last year):
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2010/statilinus103.jpg)
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Re: ID of a very worn butterfly please
Thank you marmari and Guy.
And I saw a Tree Grayling a couple of days ago:
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Colin
And I saw a Tree Grayling a couple of days ago:
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Colin