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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/m/man/maniola_jurtina_hispulla.jpg) |
<< female of Maniola jurtina form hispulla - Var (France) - 03/06/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/t/thy/thymelicus_sylvestris_female.jpg)
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<< female of Thymelicus sylvestis. The tip of the antenna is orange/brown on its underneath, which is an essential criterion for separating T.sylvestris from the very similar species T.lineolus - Var (France) - 03/06/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/m/mel/mellicta_athalia_underside.jpg) |
<< underside of Mellicta athalia (female) showing strong black markings in spaces 2 and 3 (forewing) - Var (France) - 03/06/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/m/mat/mating_pair_of_pyrgus_sidae.jpg) |
<< mating pair of Pyrgus sidae (female on the right) - Var (France) - 21/05/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/l/lyc/lycaena_alciphron_female_and_egg.jpg) |
<< female of Lycaena alciphron laying some eggs on Rumex intermedius & close-up of an egg - Var (France) - 21/05/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/z/zyg/zygaena_rhadamantus.jpg) |
<< Zygaena rhadamanthus resting on Onobrychis supina - Var (France) - 20/05/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/z/zer/zerynthia_rumina_caterpillar.jpg) |
<< caterpillar of Zerynthia rumina feeding on Aristolochia pistolochia - Var (France) - 20/05/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/z/zyg/zygaena_rhadamantus_polyommatus_thersites.jpg) |
<< male of Polyommatus thersites and Zygaena rhadamanthus resting on Onobrychis supina which is also a foodplant used by caterpillars of these two butterflies - Var (France) - 20/05/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/e/euc/euchloe_crameri_caterpillar.jpg) |
<< caterpillar of Euchloe crameri on Biscutella laevigata - Var (France) - 20/05/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/l/lyc/lycaena_alciphron.jpg) |
<< Lycaena alciphron (male)
Var (France) - 18/05/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/l/lys/lysandra_bellargus_blue_female.jpg) |
<< Blue female of Lysandra bellargus - Var (France) - 18/05/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/b/bre/brenthis_hecate.jpg) |
<< Brenthis hecate - Var (France) - 18/05/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/m/mel/mellicta_athalia.jpg) |
<< Group of Mellicta athalia with a male of Melitaea didyma on animal dung - Var (France) - 18/05/2011 |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/p/pyr/Pyronia_bathseba.jpg) |
<< Pyronia bathseba - Var (France) - 17/05/2011 |
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