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Chapelle-des-Bois,Doubs, France.
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 12:32 pm
by Medard
Chapelle-des-Bois,Doubs, France.
Can someone offer an ID for this Butterfly seen at Chapelle-des-Bois, quite a large butterfly, a little worn the only one seen.possible Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus) ?
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Re: Chapelle-des-Bois,Doubs, France.
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 2:08 pm
by Padfield
Nice find! This is a ringlet, form arete.
Guy
Re: Chapelle-des-Bois,Doubs, France.
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:09 am
by Medard
Thanks Guy for the ID could you give me the species full name I have not been able to find any information on the internet under its form name arete.
You may like to comment on these Marbled Whites (Melanargia galathea) there were two among a group of 20/30 nectaring on Knapweed at a site in the Dordogne.
Two different specimens plus upper side shot.
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Re: Chapelle-des-Bois,Doubs, France.
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:42 am
by Padfield
The ringlet's full title is
Aphantopus hyperantus form
arete. See
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/aberrati ... hyperantus for a description or do a Google search for more pictures and information.
Your marbled white is form
leucomelas (interesting etymological relation to
Melanargia!). This is regular in southern populations of marbled white, as is its equivalent, form
cataleuca, in Iberian marbled white (
Melanargia lachesis).
Guy