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Macedonian Chalk Hill Blue
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Macedonia,
Greece, July 2000
Probable philippi |
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Macedonia,
Greece, July 2000
Probable philippi |
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Macedonia,
Greece, July 2000
Probable philippi |
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This is a rather dubious species. Infact I've
heard it said it has been demoted to a subspecies of the Chalk Hill
Blue, L. coridon. A helpful correspondent has given me the
reference: Phegea 29/2 1 VI 2002, Coutsis et al.). I'm pretty certain
the butterfly doesn't mind this
demotion from species and it is good that it appears to finally have
been cleared up. In reality I'm not sure if these
really are the entity philippi. Of course I don't have a photo of
a male upperside which is "easier" to tell apart but these
females were flying with males that I considered to be philippi.
These were remarkably similar to normal coridon but lacked the
yellowish reflections that are seen in coridon at certain angles.
If anyone can enlighten me about the latest classification and
identification information I'd be grateful to receive it. Thanks. |
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