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Hipparchia semele
Every time I got close to this it would fly off a few metres and settle with the wings open for a couple of seconds before closing them. This revealed its true colours but I was not able to photograph it in time.
Limestone outcrop in foothills of los Serranos mountains.
Spotted on Oct 11, 2016
Submitted on Oct 11, 2016
![[Hipparchia fidia]](https://lh4.ggpht.com/EkcuJfVEZlMmg7CSne72J850S5xLOTDtUYouTxqx7pjWjnP3L9TIH1449Y6qXH6kr6c9_tP-rPL1CZIVmVFc=s62-c)
![[Hipparchia alcyone]](https://lh5.ggpht.com/X_NKhbzpV3ZBZsKqLdYeYt4JmMAKaB_Yp4nl_pMKhCDjetKXQtjmE8y3JFlFQXbkZn1xGlKF79qxJbD58NnH1A=s62-c)
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