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Clossiana thore

Thor's Fritillary

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Piedmont, Italy, June 2004

 

Piedmont, Italy, June 2004

 

Piedmont, Italy, June 2004

 

Piedmont, Italy, June 2004

 

Piedmont, Italy, June 2004

 

NW Italy, June 2003

 

NW Italy, June 2003

 

There are two distinct populations in Europe - mountains of Scandinavia and the Alps. Those in the Alps are much duskier than the northern populations.

In the Alps it is very local and I've only found it in two areas - eastern Switzerland (Grisons) and NW Italy (Piedmont). It seems to fly in June/ early July principally which may be why I've found it more commonly during my visit to NW Italy than later in July in E Switzerland. In Scandinavia it was widespread and common, I often associated it with the Bog Fritillary, Proclossiana eunomia. The current species would fly more around the edges of bogs than eunomia.

 

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