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  • Jose605
    Jose605 replied to the thread 6 Species / SW Spain.
    Thank you, Paul. Great feedback. Now that you mention it, those 'translucent cell-spot narrow' as described in page 28 are also there on...
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    Jose605 reacted to pdwinter's post in the thread 6 Species / SW Spain with Like Like.
    I'm not a big fan of using date for ID but Mallow Skipper flies early (I have seen it in late January and February in Málaga province...
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    Jose605 replied to the thread 6 Species / SW Spain.
    Thank you Shane! Looks like we have a winner 🏆 Many thanks to all for your input! Jose
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    Jose605 reacted to ApusApus's post in the thread 6 Species / SW Spain with Like Like.
    Hi Jose I agree with Andy & aeshna5 that the Skipper is a Mallow, amongst other things it's a bit early for the Marbled Butterflies...
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    Jose605 replied to the thread 6 Species / SW Spain.
    Hi Paul, thank you for your reply. Sorry I didn't mention it. They were all photographed yesterday.
  • Jose605
    Jose605 replied to the thread 6 Species / SW Spain.
    Wow, excellent guide. Thank you for sharing! Still not clear to me whether the skipper is a Mallow or a Southern Marbled: they are both...
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    Jose605 reacted to Timbirder3's post in the thread 6 Species / SW Spain with Like Like.
    Here is a link to The Butterflies of the Iberian Peninsular (free download) which should prove useful...
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    Jose605 replied to the thread 6 Species / SW Spain.
    Good morning, aeshna5. Thank you for your input; it's much appreciated. I take good note of the Mallow ID. Hopefully Rafael can shed...
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    Jose605 replied to the thread 6 Species / SW Spain.
    Thank you, Andy. Could these photos correspond to the underwing of the Blue? I believe it was the Blue with its wings closed. What...
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    Jose605 reacted to Scridifer's post in the thread 6 Species / SW Spain with Like Like.
    4 is a Small Copper. 5 perhaps Southern Marbled Skipper Chris
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    Jose605 reacted to aeshna5's post in the thread 6 Species / SW Spain with Like Like.
    The moth is a Rusty Dot Pearl.
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    Jose605 replied to the thread 3 Species / SW Spain.
    :giggle::giggle::giggle:
  • Jose605
    Jose605 replied to the thread 6 Species / SW Spain.
    Thanks a lot! That was very helpful. Cheers.
  • Jose605
    Jose605 replied to the thread 3 Species / SW Spain.
    Good to know I caught one of the first Yellow Wagtails of the year in southern Spain :D
  • Jose605
    Jose605 replied to the thread 6 Species / SW Spain.
    Thanks a lot Chris. I think we got them all down :D(y) Except for the moth... That one may be a little harder to ID.
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