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Argynnis aglaja
Cleared track on mountainside pinewoods below ski lift, 1500-1700 metres asl.
Thanks Daniele, Since I took so many pictures I'll post them all to PN Worldwide as I may have more than one species. I can do the same for the other species also as I spent a long time trying to figure out which is which. Perhaps all the others I posted need checking also.
Malcolm, this is aglaja and not niobe.
Aglaja, niobe and adippe can be tricky to differentiate but there are clear criteria, especially for the underside.
You will find a complete key on this Swiss site I contribute to:
https://lepido.ch/
The main criteria here are:
- absence of a small basal white spot with a black dot inside on the underside of the hindwing (present in niobe)
- underside hindwing again: green area strongly contrasting with ochre/yellow border, + diffuse brown spots next to second row of white spots: a criteria for aglaja.
Spotted on Jul 27, 2017
Submitted on Dec 18, 2017
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