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Hipparchia neomiris

Corsican Grayling

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Peter Rowlings

Corsica, July 1996

 
This is the only butterfly on my site that I've never seen. The reason I include it is that my father has seen it and photographed it. It is confined to the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia flying July. It appears to be widespread and common in the mountainous regions of Corsica.

Unusually for a Hipparchia, this butterfly is highly distinctive and is easily separated from the other Hipparchia species. The bright colours, contrasting markings differentiate it, although on these islands there is only one other Hipparchia species, the Southern Grayling, Hipparchia aristaeus.

 

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