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1] male of Tomares ballus - Var (France) - 25/03/2011 | | 2] male - Var (France) - 30/03/2012 | |
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3] male - Var (France) - 10/03/2017 | | 4] same specimen as 3], close-up of the head | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/t/tom/tomares_ballus_2017_-4-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/t/tom/tomares_ballus_2017_-1-.JPG) | |
5] other male - Var (France) - 10/03/2017 | | 6] other male - Var (France) - 10/03/2017 | |
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7] male - Var (France) - 25/03/2011 | | 8] male - Var (France) - 05/04/2009 | |
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9] other male - Var (France) - 05/04/2009 | | 10] male - Var (France) - 05/04/2012 | |
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11] male - Var (France) - 05/04/2009 | | 12] female of Tomares ballus - Var (France) - 05/04/2012 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/t/tom/tomares_ballus_upd_2014_-635-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/t/tom/tomares_ballus_upd_2014_-636-Copier-.JPG) | |
13] female - Var (France) -27/03/2014 | | 14] same specimen as 13] | |
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15] female - Var (France) - 05/04/2009 | | 16] other female - Var (France) - 05/04/2009 | |
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17] a female (middle) with two males - Var (France) - 05/04/2009 | | 18] same scene as 17] with a male showing its upperside in flight | |
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19] same scene as 17] with two males showing their upperside in flight | | 20] female from picture 17] showing its upperside while a male is attempting to mate - Var (France) - 05/04/2009 | |
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21] same scene as 20] (female on the right) | | 22] female (on the right) showing its upperside when teased by two males - Var (France) - 05/04/2009 | |
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23] female laying on Anthyllis tetraphylla - Var (France) - 05/04/2009 | | 24] same scene as 23] | |
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25] close-up of an egg laid by the female from picture 23] | | 26] young caterpillar on Dorycnium hirsutum attended by an ant of species Plagiolepis pygmaea (visible at the bottom of the larva) - Var (France) - 13/05/2011 | |
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27] caterpillar on Dorycnium hirsutum - Var (France) - 13/05/2011 | | 28] same larva as 27], attended by an ant of species Camponotus cruentatus | |
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29] same scene as 27] | | 30] other caterpillar on Dorycnium hirsutum - Var (France) - 13/05/2011 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/t/tom/tomares_ballus_-8-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/t/tom/tomares_ballus_-10-.jpg) | |
31] other caterpillar on Dorycnium hirsutum attended by an ant of species Camponotus cruentatus - Var (France) - 13/05/2011 | | 32] same scene as 31] | |
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33] other caterpillar on Dorycnium hirsutum attended by an ant of species Camponotus cruentatus - Var (France) - 13/05/2011 | | 34] same scene as 33] | |
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35] same scene as 33] | | 36] same scene as 33] | |
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37] habitat of Tomares ballus - Var (France) - 25/03/2011 | | | |
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38] habitat with flowered slopes where heads of Dorycnium hirsutum grow - Var (France) - 13/05/2011 | |
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