Grayling taxonomy
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:08 pm
Hi all,
Taxonomy in the genus Hipparchia isn't straightforward and literature is not easily found on the net. So I wanted a place to ask some questions, hence this forum topic.
My first question: In Sicily 2 taxa of 'orange' Hipparchia occur, Hipparchia blachieri (former subspecies of Hipparchia aristaeus but nowadays recognised as full species) and Hipparchia semele subspecies wilkinsoni. Is there any reference on the exact range of these 2 taxa? I read in literature that there is some overlap in range. This ofcourse also means that there are locations where only one of the 2 taxa occurs.
Taxonomy in the genus Hipparchia isn't straightforward and literature is not easily found on the net. So I wanted a place to ask some questions, hence this forum topic.
My first question: In Sicily 2 taxa of 'orange' Hipparchia occur, Hipparchia blachieri (former subspecies of Hipparchia aristaeus but nowadays recognised as full species) and Hipparchia semele subspecies wilkinsoni. Is there any reference on the exact range of these 2 taxa? I read in literature that there is some overlap in range. This ofcourse also means that there are locations where only one of the 2 taxa occurs.
