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Pygrus cirsii

Cinquefoil Skipper

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Montes Universales, Spain, August 2003

 

Montes Universales, Spain, August 2003
 

Montes Universales, Spain, August 2003
 

S Pyrenees, Spain, August 2003
 

Montes Universales, Spain, August 2003

 

A difficult species to separate from the closely similar P. carlinae and P. armoricanus. The ranges of these species all overlap in the French Alps, armoricanus shares much of the range of cirsii in the rest of S France and in Spain.

On the upperside there are two marks mid way along spaces 2 and 3. These are separate rectangles in carlinae and armoricanus (may just touch in some cases). These marks are clearly merged in cirsii forming a wavy "S" shape.

 

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