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Post by nomad on Jun 30, 2016 17:48:02 GMT
The first example of the Satyrid Aphantopus hyperantus that I saw this year in the old North Wilts Forest proved to be aberration arete. In this aberration there are only small white spots instead of the usual 'Ringlets' on the underside and the uppers have no eyespots.    Aberration arete June 2016.   Typical examples. |
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Post by wollastoni on May 28, 2017 17:04:43 GMT
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Post by nomad on May 29, 2017 7:38:39 GMT
Yes a pretty special ab.  in both the upperside and underside. |
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Post by bobw on May 29, 2017 8:46:37 GMT
It's not arete, it's more like lanceolata.
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Post by nomad on May 30, 2017 7:38:31 GMT
yes not ab. arete but I do not believe anybody thought it was? ab. lanceolata are on sale sometimes at the AES. Quite a few were bred but still a very nice ab. Perhaps this specimen belongs under that named aberration.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 20:17:13 GMT
I have a field near me where I see arête every year, no 2 are the same either, another 4 weeks and they will be out again. I have noticed over the years that those butterflies that are the first to emerge are the eyeless form, all butterflies that emerge later all have eye spots, although there is great variation in these too, by far the rarest an is lanciolata.
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in both the upperside and underside. 
