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Melitaea phoebe f. pauper
A male Melitaea phoebe of the pauper form. This form is characteristic of late summer broods in S. Europe: Small, upperside of wings pale with reduced black margins, underside of wings (6th photo) ground color pale. Reduced size possibly due to retarded larval development arising from desiccation of larval host plants.
Mountain meadow near deciduous forest.
Spotted on Jul 9, 2016
Submitted on Jul 14, 2016
11 Comments
Thank you Lauren!
Congratulations for spotting of the week! Great pictures!
Thanks for your kind words António
Beautiful capture Kostas,congrats on the well deserved SOTW and thanks for sharing
Thank you Christine!
Congratulations Kostas, this is so beautiful!
Thank you Ashlely and PN rangers for this honor!
Congrats Kostas, this beautiful butterfly has been chosen by the rangers as Spotting of the Week!
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beauty!!
Thank you Ashley!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!