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Butterfly

Description:

Butterfly

Habitat:

Maquis coastal Greece

Notes:

Morning, drinking watet

1 Species ID Suggestions

Southern white admiral
Limenitis reducta Southern white admiral - limenitis reducta


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2 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 9 years ago

Hi xomeritis and Malcolm! It's a slightly tricky one, but there a few distinguishing features which show that this is the Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta) and not the White Admiral (Limenitis camilla):
- the pattern of white cells on the forewing
- the presence of a single row of black spots at the edge of the wings for L. reducta, as opposed to a double row for L. camilla.
The two species are easier to tell apart on a ventral view.
For comparison see:
http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_p...
http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_p...
http://www.butterfliesoffrance.com/html/...
http://www.butterfliesoffrance.com/html/...


Looks like it has worn away most of the white barring on the trailing edge of the wings.

xomeritis
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xomeritis

Περιφέρεια Αττικής, Greece

Spotted on Jul 21, 2014
Submitted on Jul 22, 2014

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