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grumpy
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Took this last year in our garden only just noticed the white spots within the red markings on the forewings. Dont think I have seen this before, has anyone else ?
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Hi Grumpy,

apparently its the aberration Biabata, i posted two similar pictures on my persanal diary last night. They seem to be quite common.

All the best ,

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Mike Oxon posted some particularly interesting links here:

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Thanks Nick, Guy , that answers that then. Interesting stuff.



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Dave C
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