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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2017 11:13:12 GMT
One of the UK's most spectacular native species, the Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula can be a variable moth, this beautiful ab was picked up on a recent trip of mine.
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Post by nomad on Feb 4, 2017 11:48:12 GMT
Nice. L.W. Newman had the lovely yellow ab. rossica, as a breeding stock for a few years. Your specimen looks to be a unusual Salmon colour.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2017 11:52:06 GMT
My late friend T W Harman has fine series of these, I seem to have misplaced my Skinner book or I could put a name to it.
After a bit of research it seems that this is a very unusual form indeed, according to Skinner the ab rossica, the one you show, has yellow hind wings, most other forms differ in the extent of black markings on the fore and hind wings, if only Tony was still with us, he would know.
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Post by nomad on Feb 4, 2017 11:58:50 GMT
I seem to have misplaced my Skinner book or I could put a name to it. I am always misplacing my books, I have so many, quite a jumble, I must bring some order to them.
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Post by nomad on Feb 6, 2017 17:02:35 GMT
Is it just the light your specimen was photographed in? or has your specimen been exposed to light and faded? Here is another ab. rossica and a typical specimen from the Butterfly Farmer.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 20:28:43 GMT
No Peter its not faded, its quite fresh for its age. I can't see the picture you posted.
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