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Post by Paul K on Aug 1, 2015 5:51:52 GMT
Again Peter ... Amazing photos. With no doubt you are already the winner of 2015 photo contest.
Paul
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Post by nomad on Aug 1, 2015 6:07:28 GMT
Lasiommata tigellius Bonelli 1826. Endemic to Corsica and Sardinia. Some authors refer to this species to Lasiommata megera paramegera that also occurs on Capraia, Montecristo and the Balearic Islands. It is certainly very different to the Northern British race. Images from the Col de Sorba. Well that's the last of my photos of the endemics, I have some other images of interesting species to share but for perhaps hopefully for further discussion, I will add these to the Lepidoptera section, as some will occur in your countries, some please feel free to add your notes and observations of these more widespread butterflies.
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Post by nomad on Aug 2, 2015 7:11:43 GMT
Tolman and Lewington refer to the Corsican Wall butterfly as a subspecies of megera which it is clearly not.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2015 8:32:03 GMT
I have just obtained a pair of Corsican graylings from 1904, photo's to follow when I get organised.
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Post by nomad on Aug 2, 2015 11:49:50 GMT
why tigelius? Description from 1824 by Hubner is valid, tigellius is only a synonyme Yes Hubner would be valid, that Tolman book again. Super identification field guide though. The authors refer to the Corscian Wall as subspecies paramegera of megera and mention that some authors refer to it as a full species L. tigellius . As paramegera predates tigellus by two years then this would be L. paramegera. dunc looking forward to seeing your H. neomiris specimens, 1904 that's early, have you the collectors name with the date.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2015 14:51:06 GMT
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Post by nomad on Aug 2, 2015 15:12:54 GMT
Another famous collector in Vizzavona in the early part of the 20th century.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2015 15:29:15 GMT
A good few more pairs of these to pick from next time too.
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Post by nomad on Aug 2, 2015 17:51:18 GMT
Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia immaculata Bellier. Not quite finished here yet. Here's a special form-subspecies of this denzien of the woodlands, where in Corsica and Sardinia the butterflies Silver- wash on the verso are replaced by extensive silvery-gold suffusion ( Tolman). We found this butterfly to be quite common in the Beech and Pine forest of Vizzavona where, as in Britain, patches of brambles were the feeding grounds. Imges 1-2 male. 3-5 female.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2015 19:30:38 GMT
I had the chance of some pupae a few years ago but didn't bother, not one of my best decisions.
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 2, 2015 21:26:38 GMT
Congrats again Peter for your successful trip and brilliant pictures ! They remind me my own trip in Sardinia of last year, see here on the ICF, where I met some of those sp/ssp
I have spent one day in Elba island last week where some of these species are flying too... but it was very hot, about 38°C, and I chose the beach instead of the mountain... I know it's bad...
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Post by nomad on Aug 3, 2015 17:03:37 GMT
Thanks Olivier. On some days it got so hot in Corsica, we may have headed for a beach too, but that was many miles away down in Ajaccio where I believe many years ago someone famous was born but I cannot remember his name. Well my wife ,who is not an entomologist but likes the outdoors and nature and is a good observer, also likes the heat. However, it even got too hot for her, so fair is fair, some afternoons it was an idle interlude in those very well named deep green pools of the Cascade des Anglais.
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Post by nomad on Aug 13, 2015 8:22:12 GMT
I have changed a few spelling errors in this thread, I do apologize for them.
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