Pyrgus serratulae
         
Olive Skipper  
L'Hespérie de l'alchémille  
           
 
 
   
1] male of Pyrgus serratulae alt.1870m. Males and females of this species can vary a lot within the same population especially the size of the white spots on the forewing and the intensity of the bright markings on the hindwing - Alpes maritimes (France) - 27/06/2016

 
  2] same specimen as 1]. In this species, the underside ground colour is generally uniform, with poor contrast. The basal spot in S7 (blue arrow) is usually rounded or oval and its outline does not come into contact with the veins. The discal S4/S5 spot (red arrow) is usually, but not always, rectangular and its internal edge is most often straight.  
       
       
   
3] male alt.2120m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 09/07/2016
 
  4] same specimen as 3]. The white spots on the forewing are rather large in this individual.  
       
       
   
5] male alt.1870m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 27/06/2016   6] male alt.2198m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 02/07/2016  
       
       
   
7] male alt.1370m whose white spots on the forewing are rather small - Alpes maritimes (France) - 03/07/2016   8] male alt.2120m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 09/07/2016
 
 
       
       
   
9] male alt.2198m with extensive pale dusting on the upperside - Alpes maritimes (France) - 17/07/2015   10] same specimen as 9]
 
 
       
       
   
11] male alt.2412m - Alpes de Haute Provence - 08/07/2016   12] same specimen as 11]  
       
       
   
13] other male alt.2412m - Alpes de Haute Provence - 08/07/2016   14] same specimen as 13]  
       
       
   
15] male alt.1029m - Haute Garonne (France) - 10/06/2022   16] same specimen as 15]  
       
       
   
17] male alt.1740m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 22/07/2008
 
  18] male with pale markings on the hindwing alt.1750m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 23/07/2008  
       
       
   
19] amazing male with large spots on the forewing and almost no markings on the hindwing. alt.2100m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 18/07/2019  
20] male alt.2000m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 25/08/2014

 
 
       
       
   
21]  male alt.1550m  - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 11/06/2022   22] same specimen as 21]  
       
       
   
23] other male alt.1550m  - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 11/06/2022   24] same specimen as 23]  
       
       
   
25] other male alt.1550m  - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 11/06/2022   26] other male alt.1550m  - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 11/06/2022  
       
       
   
27] other male alt.1550m, puddling  - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 11/06/2022   28] other male alt.1550m, puddling  - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 11/06/2022  
       
       
   
29] other male alt.1550m, puddling  - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 11/06/2022
 
  30] male alt.1405m, whose genitalia were checked and appeared to be those of Pyrgus serratulae - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 15/05/2022  
       
       
   
31] male alt.1350m, whose genitalia were checked and appeared to be those of Pyrgus serratulae - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 02/07/2022  
32] other male alt.1350m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 02/07/2022

 
 
       
       
   
33] male alt.1588m - Ariège (France) - 16/06/2019   34] same specimen as 33]  
       
       
   
35] male alt.1588m - Ariège (France) - 16/06/2019   36] same specimen as 35]  
       
       
   
37] other male alt.1588m - Ariège (France) - 16/06/2019   38] other male alt.1588m - Ariège (France) - 16/06/2019  
       
       
   
39] male alt.1260m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 14/05/2021
 
  40] other male alt.1260m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 14/05/2021  
       
       
   
41] male alt.2620m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 08/07/2021   42] same specimen as 41]  
       
       
   
43] other male alt.2620m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 08/07/2021   44] other male alt.2620m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 08/07/2021  
       
       
   
45] male alt. 2300m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022   46] male alt.2600m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/07/2022  
       
       
   
47] male - Savoie (France) - 15/07/2007   48] male - Savoie (France) - 10/07/2007  
       
       
   
49] amazing male with bold elongated white spots on the hindwing (alt.1000m). It is noticeable that the females at the same place also had such conspicuous markings on the upperside (see photos 58] & 59] below) - Var (France) - 17/05/2014   50] same specimen as 49]


 
 
       
       
   
51] male alt.416m - Var (France) - 15/05/2012   52] male alt.416m, same place as 51] - Var (France) - 18/05/2011  
   
   
 
53] a male (on the left) and a female alt.1588m - Ariège (France) - 16/06/2019  
       
       
       
   
54] female of Pyrgus serratulae alt.2412m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 08/07/2016   55] same specimen as 54]
 
 
       
       
   
56] female alt.1000m - Var (France) - 17/05/2014   57] same specimen as 56]  
       
       
   
58] female with amazing white and elongated markings on the hindwing (alt.1000m) seen with the female from 56] - Var (France) - 17/05/2014   59] same specimen as 58]

 
 
       
       
   
60] female alt.1588m - Ariège (France) - 16/06/2019   61] same specimen as 60]  
       
       
   
62] same specimen as 60]   63] female alt.2100m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) -  18/07/2019  
       
       
   
64] female alt.1650m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 24/07/2008   65] same specimen as 64], laying on Potentilla sp.  
       
       
   
66] female laying on Potentilla sp. alt.1650m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 25/07/2008   67] same specimen as 66]
 
 
       
       
   
68] same specimen as 66]   69] close-up of the egg laid by the female from photo 64]  
       
       
   
70] female laying on Potentilla sp.- Switzerland - 05/06/2010   71] same specimen as 70]  
       
       
   
72] same specimen as 70]
 
  73] female alt.2620m, seen with the males from pictures 41] to 44] - Hautes Alpes (France) - 08/07/2021  
       
       
   
74] mating pair alt.2620m (female above) - Hautes Alpes (France) - 08/07/2021   75] same specimen as 74] (female on the right)
 
 
       
       
   
76] same specimen as 74] (female on the left)   77] same specimen as 74] (female on the left)  
       
       
       
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