Fritillary for ID French Alps (1 Viewer)

Steve Babbs

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• Sep 7, 2019

• #1

Can anyone help? From Ecrin NP.

 

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InternetMan

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• Sep 9, 2019

• #2

Small pearl-bordered frit?

 

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Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #3

It is one of the difficult Mountain Fritillary/Shepherd's Fritillary group.

 

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Steve Babbs

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #4

Thanks Josh. I agree and I think I've come to the conclusion that it's not safe to identify to species on my photo but if anyone can convince me otherwise, I'd love to be convinced.

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #5

I guess you don't have any further shots of this individual, upper or underwing?

 

Steve Babbs

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #6

None that show anymore detail of the underwing. This shows the upperwing a little better. Basically it wasn't in the mood to cooperate.

 

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Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #7

Upper forewing, according to Lafranchis, has post-discal and submarginal spots broadly parallel from s1b to s6 for napaea, but closer in s4-s6 than they are in s1b-s3 for pales.

I think yours more suits pales - Shepherd's Fritillary.

But I would not wage too much money on that id