Spanish Blues (2) for ID from Pete

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Spanish Blues (2) for ID from Pete

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No idea about any of these! May duplicate some of Robin's image - apols!
1. Unknown ID
1. Unknown ID
2. Unknown ID
2. Unknown ID
3. Unknown ID
3. Unknown ID
4. Unknown ID
4. Unknown ID
5. Unknown ID
5. Unknown ID
6. Unknown ID
6. Unknown ID
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Re: Spanish Blues (2) for ID from Pete

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Stuck at school again with some time to kill, so I'll set the ball rolling on some of these:

1. escheri (without great confidence)
2. mmm
3. baton
4. icarus
5. coridon
6. coridon

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Re: Spanish Blues (2) for ID from Pete

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In that area the coridon could be hispana, which I have seen at La Pobla de Segur, a little to the north, at the end of May. The butterflies are worn, which fits better for hispana. The baton lacks orange lunules, so panoptes seems in order. Again, I have seen specimens intermediate between baton and panoptes at Pobla.

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Good points - and I forgot completely about panoptes when I replied from school.

That leaves the second picture...

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Re: Spanish Blues (2) for ID from Pete

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Given the state of wear and tear, #5 and #6 could well be hispana. Logic here:

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