Frits near Bergerac

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:03 pm

OK it's winter. So I start looking at old pictures....

In 2005, I visited the Dordogne, just south of Bergerac, in last 2 weeks of August. Lots of small frits which I never really identfied, so opinions welcome. Sorry I don't even remember which ups & uns belong together!!!

anyway, what do you think??? Heath/ Meadow/ Provencal/ Knapweed?????

Gruditch · Post by **Gruditch** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:29 pm

I'll have a go at the second from top one Marsh

Still looking up the rest, back soon

Gruditch

Gruditch · Post by **Gruditch** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:46 pm

Bottom one a heath

no Provencal .

back soon

Gruditch

Gruditch · Post by **Gruditch** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:07 pm

Top one Heath

or Knapweed

Guy....Pete...

Gruditch

Post by **Padfield** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:58 pm

In my opinion they are probably all athalia, with the exception of the second which is a female parthenoides.

In that region, parthenoides and athalia are the default Melicta species (none of these is Melitaea, in the old sense of the word) and you would need strong positive identification to claim deione, even though it's probably not rare there.

I await contradiction!!

Guy

Gruditch · Post by **Gruditch** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:07 pm

Thats what I thought

Gruditch

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:03 pm

Hey Guys,

Thanks.... I really found these difficult from the books, I shall label them accordingly!