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Eumedonia eumedon

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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006
 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2006
 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2006
 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2006
 

Vaud, Switzerland, June 2004
 

Piedmont, Italy, July 2004
 

Piedmont, Italy, July 2004
 

Rila Mts, Bulgaria, July 2004

Golden underside ground colour found in the Balkans.
 

Rila Mts, Bulgaria, July 2004
 

Vaud, Switzerland, June 2004.
 

Vaud, Switzerland, June 2004
 

Vaud, Switzerland, June 2004

 

In western Europe this species is confined to the higher mountains of Spain and France. Further east it is much more widespread from the southern Balkans then again from central Europe to northern Scandinavia. In the Balkans the undersides are generally more golden in colour.

I always find it where its foodplant grows. It's not by chance that several of my photos shows the butterfly feeding on the foodplant. They are not uncommon where they occur but this can be a very limited area depending on the suitability of the terrain for the foodplant. In some instances the foodplant is widespread and may even form dense patches. In these places the butterfly is sometimes common.

 

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