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| 1] male of Colias hyale in a meadow - Doubs (France) - 16/08/2008 | | 2] same specimen as 1]
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3] male in a damp meadow - Doubs (France) - 02/08/2006
The brims of the forewing are typically straight (costa and brim at the rear part of the wing) and the apex is pointed | | 4] same specimen as 3]
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5] male alt.1374m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/08/2016
| | 6] other male alt.1374m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/08/2016
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| 7] same male as 6], showing the typical orange twin spots whose aspect differs from those of the close species Colias alfacariensis | | 8] close-up of the twin spots, showing this greyish orange colour
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| 9] male - Doubs (France) - 16/09/2008 | | 10] same specimen as 9] | |
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11] male - Doubs (France) - 16/08/2008
| | 12] same specimen as 11] found in the same meadow on the following day - Doubs (France) - 17/08/2008 | |
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| 13] same specimen as 12] - Doubs (France) - 17/08/2008 | | 14] same specimen as 12] - Doubs (France) - 17/08/2008 | |
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15] male alt.1375m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/08/2016
| | 16] male and female during courting - Doubs (France) - 17/08/2008 | |
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17] same scene as 16]
| | 18] same scene as 16] ; the orange spots of the hindwings are rather small and their colour is pale-orange (unlike the similar species C.alfacariensis) | |
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| 19] closer view of the male from scene shown picture 16] | | 20] closer view of the female from scene shown picture 16] | |
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| 21] female of Colias hyale - Haute Saône (France) - 22/08/2009 | | 22] same specimen as 21]
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| 23] female - Doubs (France) - 16/08/2008 | | | |
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