Speckled Wood (Southern form)
Parargeaegeria aegeria
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philomel
(Zone 8a) |
September 2007 |
Positive
In southern europe the cream spotted form of Speckled Wood (P. aegeria tircis) is replaced by the orange spotted form (P. aegeria aegeria). It was one of the first butterflies I noticed when I moved from the UK to the south of France. Fascinating that the markings seem identical, but the colouring is so different.
