www.ukbutterflies.co.uk

I know I should know - but does anyone know who "Réal" is with regard to Réal's Wood White? Any references would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

- Pete

In Discover Butterflies in Britain, by D.E. Newland, he saye P.Real, is the French discoverer. And searching the Web, I can find nothing else.

Gruditch

Several of his articles are referenced on page 44 of:

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/taxome/jim/pap/des ... llet09.pdf

Charles

the Wood White species question is included in http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7QeOwtpmNCAC

PS Keep it Réal

I found this: http://www.nagypal.net/norge/reali.htm

reali: Named after P. Réal, Aix-en-Provence, who first described the species
under the name lorkovicii (nom. praeocc.) (in Mémoires du Comité de
Liaison pour les Recherches Ecofaunistiques dans le Jura, 4: 17).

but I can't seem to find P. Reals first name or anything about this person.

Thanks Gary / Charles / Dave - that's perfect!

Cheers,

- Pete