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Piedmont, Italy, June 2011
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Piemonte, Italy, June 2007
Field notes and information
The most spectacular skipper by a long way. It is called the mirroir in French and those oval shapes could conceivably be beads of condensation on a mirror.
Identification & Similar species: The underside hindwing is unmistakable.
Distribution & Flight: North Spain and west France. Southern foothills of the Alps in Italy. Eastern Europe from northeast Germany to Slovenia and eastwards.
Habitat & Behaviour: It has a characteristic bobbing flight. Coupled with the very dark uppersides it is distinctive in flight.
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Piemonte, Italy, June 2007
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Piedmont, Italy, June 2011
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Piemonte, Italy, June 2007
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Piemonte, Italy, June 2007
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