Butterflies in Switzerland

osiersue · Post by **osiersue** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:37 pm

I have been looking through some photos I took in 2012 and found these could someone please tell me what they are.
I wasn't so into taking and IDing them back then!!

Post by **Padfield** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:48 pm

The first is a male clouded yellow (Colias crocea). The next two appear to be a male and female (respectively) Piedmont ringlet (Erebia meolans).

Guy

osiersue · Post by **osiersue** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:27 am

Thank you for that did you see the other picture of what I presume to be a Piedmont Ringlet with it's wings open just to verify?

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:54 am

osiersue wrote:Thank you for that did you see the other picture of what I presume to be a Piedmont Ringlet with it's wings open just to verify?

Yes - that is a male Piedmont ringlet. A characteristic of this species is the way the eyes on the hindwing push right to the outer edge of the red band.

Guy

osiersue · Post by **osiersue** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:06 pm

Thanks again

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