This little beauty was sitting serenely in the Alps, with Eriphyle Ringlets around. Suggest it is Nymphalid, but which.... any ideas, none of my books cover European immature stages.... now thats an idea for someone... such a book in English... or has it been done??
(edit) Oh - I think I might have found it on http://www.leps.it .... looks very like a Titania Frit pupa. Nice one to have anyway!!
chrysalis for ID, maybe?
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Re: chrysalis for ID, maybe?
Yes - looks like a foreigner to me
The closest "guess" I would have made would been athalia (Heath Frit):
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species_ ... stage=pupa
Cheers,
- Pete
The closest "guess" I would have made would been athalia (Heath Frit):
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species_ ... stage=pupa
Cheers,
- Pete
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Re: chrysalis for ID, maybe?
It's a tit frit. I have a few photos of the same individual.
Those wavy markings are found on nothing else.
Guy
Those wavy markings are found on nothing else.
Guy
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Re: chrysalis for ID, maybe?
It's really attractive, isn't it .... c'mon Guy, Roger, JKT, Matt, Tim et al .... do us a book along the lines of Thomas & Lewington, of European species.... I know you could