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Duke of Burgundy aberration

Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 6:25 pm
by DaveO'B
In 2021 I posted a previously unknown Duke aberration on here; it had no white on the antennae and wing fringes, and the underwing 'pearls' were almost black.
I visited the same site again today as part of the annual N. Yorkshire Duke monitoring programme and I was amazed to find another individual of the same aberration! A beautiful, freshly-emerged one too!
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Re: Duke of Burgundy aberration

Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 3:29 pm
by Mark Tutton
What a superb looking butterfly - great find!
Kind Regrds
Mark

Re: Duke of Burgundy aberration

Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 5:16 pm
by David M
An amazing specimen!