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Dusky Grizzled Skipper
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Valais,
Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais,
Switzerland, July 2006
Underside of
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Valais,
Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais,
Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais,
Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais,
Switzerland, June 2006
Note: I am not
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Rila Mts,
Bulgaria, July 2004 |
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Rila Mts,
Bulgaria, July 2004 |
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Valais,
Switzerland, June 2003 |
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Valais,
Switzerland, June 2003
Well marked
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Valais,
Switzerland, June 2003
Glimpse of the
underside of the above butterfly. |
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This species is confined to the Alps and a couple
of mountains in the Balkans. It is similar to the Alpine Grizzled
Skipper, P. andromedae, but is distinguished by having 2 not 3
basal spots on the upperside forewing. Usually the upperside white spots
are smaller than this and the hindwing generally even less well marked.
This makes me wonder if the butterfly in the second two photos is
something else but the bottom photo shows what looks like the typical
exclamation mark found in cacaliae and andromedae. Anyone
any suggestions? |
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