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Skippers form Vanoise, French Alps (1 Viewer)

Steve Babbs

Steve Babbs

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Can anyone help with these from this August? One and two are the same individual.
 

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Based on #1 & #2 being the same, the closed wing photo #1 looks more like a Large Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus alveus. #3 however, looks like an Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus armoricanus though both these species are very similar!


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