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Post by luehdorfia on Nov 16, 2016 14:57:50 GMT
This summer I was walking along a trail in the forest when I saw a female Argynnis paphia that was not looking normal, fortunately I could catch it. It was on 30th July 2016 in South Germany. I read that sometimes such small defects can occur and it could come from water damage during the pupae stage. What do you think?
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Post by timmsyrj on Nov 16, 2016 15:26:44 GMT
If this was caused by water droplets on the pupae I would expect the forewings to be marked, not the hindwings as they are formed underneath the forewings, it could be part valezina form or scale defect. I came across a similar colouration in a male Boloria selene a number of years ago, a small light patch on all four wings, it was more visible in bright sunlight than when it was set though.
Rich
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Post by nomad on Nov 16, 2016 19:50:18 GMT
Certainly a typical female, this type of aberration sometimes occurs in this and other species. Take a look at the Argynnis paphia males in this box of wonders, lower left.
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Post by luehdorfia on Nov 17, 2016 14:46:29 GMT
That makes sense with the water damage, then it has to be something else. nomad again you impress with a very nice picture. This is exactly the same aberration. So it probably cannot be part valesina either, since the males dont have a valesina form, and here we see the same aberration in males. I looked at dozens of other argynnis paphia from the same location, but could not find another one.
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