Photo album 2014    
         
   
 
   
     
         
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<< two views of the same male of Spanish Argus (Aricia morronensis ssp boudranei) ; this very scarce species is endemic to the French Pyrenees. Unlike its cousin, the Brown Argus which lives in the same area (see below), the black dots on the upperside are circled with white scales both in the male & the female. There are also very few orange markings on the upperside. The submarginal lunules on the underside are pale orange and not vivid orange like in the Brown Argus - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1620m (France) - 27/08/2014
       
       
   
<< two views of the same female of Spanish Argus (Aricia morronensis ssp boudranei) - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1620m (France) - 27/08/2014
       
       
    << a female (left) and a male Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1380m (France) - 27/08/2014
       
       
    << caterpillar of a Spurge Hawk Moth (Hyles euphorbiae) . Its aposematic colours, consisting in vivid and conspicuous markings, warn predators about its distastefulness and toxicity - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1380m (France) - 27/08/2014
       
       
    << male of Spanish Brassy Ringlet (Erebia rondoui) - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1944m (France) - 24/08/2014
       
       
    << female of Spanish Brassy Ringlet (Erebia rondoui) - Hautes Pyrénées alt.2000m (France) - 25/08/2014 
       
       
   
<< caterpillar of an Elephant Hawk Moth (Deilephila elpenor) feeding on Galium sp. When disturbed, the caterpillar retracts its head which makes the ocelli more prominent and scarry for predators - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1380m (France) - 27/08/2014
       
       
    << male of Damon Blue (Polyommatus damon) - Alpes de Haute Provence alt.2220m (France) - 15/08/2014 
       
       
    << a Small Apollo (Parnassius corybas) - Alpes de Haute Provence alt.2220m (France) - 15/08/2014 
       
       
    << caterpillar of Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor) on Ptychotis saxifraga - Alpes de Haute Provence alt.1130m (France) - 17/08/2014 
       
       
    << mating pair of Zygaena romeo - Alpes de Haute Provence alt.1839m (France) - 15/08/2014 
       
       
    << female of Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaurea) - Alpes de Haute Provence alt.2220m (France) - 15/08/2014  
       
       
    << a Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula) - Alpes de Haute Provence alt.1700m (France) - 16/08/2014  
       
       
    << male of Idas Blue (Plebejus idas) - Alpes de Haute Provence alt.2220m (France) - 15/08/2014  
       
       
    << male of Silvery Argus (Aricia nicias) - Alpes de Haute Provence alt.2100m (France) - 15/08/2014  
       
       
    << male of Grisons Fritillary (Melitaea varia) - Alpes de Haute Provence alt.2220m (France) - 15/08/2014 
       
       
 
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