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Carcharodus flocciferus

Tufted Marbled Skipper

Field Notes

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Valais, Switzerland, June 2007
 

Isère, France, July 2008
 

Isère, France, July 2008
Marbled and Tufted Marbled Skippers, C. lavatherae (the pale butterfly) and C. flocciferus (the dark butterfly)
 

Rila Mts, Bulgaria, July 2004
 

Rila Mts, Bulgaria, July 2004
 

Val d'Aoste, Italy, July 2004
 

Pelopennesos, Greece, June 2002

 

This is one of the difficult group of Marbled Skippers, Carcharodes. This species has a very distinctive rusty "tuft" on the underside forewing that acts to guide forewing and hindwing during flight. The butterfly must be manipulated to get a good look at this tuft but the top of it can be seen as a few long scales sticking out from the hindwing from the right angle.

It is principally a mountain species of Spain, France, the Alps and the Balkans. It is also widespread in peninsular Italy.

 

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