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Thank you for all you do and for writing something for Pangolin Day Chun.
Great series Rob! This species was actually moved from the genus Cercopithecus to the genus Allochrocebus, and it appears as Cercopithecus lhoesti in spottings by pamsai and Dan Doucette which you can see on this page as "Related Spottings". Also, the latin species name should be spelled lhoesti and not l'hoesti. Glad that these have become your new favorite!
Hi arni! Your butterfly is a painted lady, the most widespread of all butterflies. Is is found on all continents wit the exception of Antarctica and South America.
A garden escapee I guess.
Their eyes take half of their faces! Hard to resist ;-) Great series as always Brian.
Hi Angel! What you have here is not a Small Tortoiseshell but its larger cousin, Nymphalis polychloros. The main different is an extra large back spot at the margin of the bottom part of the forewing (upper side).
Hi Malcolm! The last butterfly in this series is not Pyronia tithonus, but Maniola jurtina (female). In Maniola jurtina females, the black dot is sometimes asymmetrical with a second smaller white dot inside as seen here. The black dot in Pyronia tithonus is symmetrical with 2 symmetrical white dots. Pyronia tithonus also has white dots on the hindwing underside as shown in your other pictures.
RIP Andreas Kay. Thank you for your work, knowledge and passion and unique contribution to the description of wildlife from Ecuador.
You're not the only one Mark! They're a classic case. Here's some night time reading for you :-)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication...
