| The Leptidea sinapis-like butterflies belong to a complex of 3 species which look very similar : Leptidea sinapis, Leptidea reali, Leptidea juvernica. It is impossible to tell them apart unless the genitalia are checked, and sometimes even DNA studies are required. Their distribution is not well known and the living areas overlap in some territories. Thus, the specimen on this page may not all belong to the species Leptidea sinapis. |
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| 1] male of Leptidea sinapis - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 20/04/2011
| | 2] close-up of the specimen on the left, showing the white area underneath the antenna club. This detail, found in males only, is essential for separating L.sinapis from the similar species L.duponcheli | |
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| 3] other male - Haute Loire (France) - 25/04/2011 | | 4] close-up of the head of the specimen shown in 3] | |
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| 5] male - Haute Saône (France) - 19/04/2009 | | 6] same specimen as 5] | |
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| 7] male whose genitalia were checked and were proved to be of L.sinapis alt.1405m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 16/04/2022 | | 8] same specimen as 7]
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| 9] same specimen as 7] | | 10] same specimen as 7], showing the white antenna tips | |
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| 11] male puddling - Var (France) - 29/04/2012 | | 12] other male puddling - Var (France) - 29/04/2012 | |
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| 13] male - Var (France) - 04/05/2013 | | 14] male - Var (France) - 14/04/2012 | |
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| 15] males puddling alt.345m - Haute Garonne (France) - 25/06/2021 | | 16] same scene as 15]
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| 17] mating pair bothered by two males attracted to the mated female alt.820m - Haute Loire (France) - 01/08/2022 | |
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| 18] same scene as 17], the female is in the middle | | 19] close-up on the mating pair (male on the left) | |
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20] same scene as 17], view of the female's underside
| | 21] a female (on the left) and a male attempting to seduce her - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 08/07/2018 | |
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| 22] male briefly opening its wings while courting (summer brood) - Dordogne (France) - 15/07/2008 | | 23] other male opening its wings while courting (spring brood) - Var (France) - 08/04/2011 | |
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| 24] same scene as 23] | | 25] same scene as 23], with the female opening its wings briefly | |
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| 26] a female (on the left) and a male courting alt.1000m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 11/06/2017 | | 27] same scene as 26]
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| 28] a male (on the left) and a female - Var (France) - 10/05/2013 | | 29] female of Leptidea sinapis - Var (France) - 28/04/2015 | |
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30] female alt.1700m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 07/06/2016
| | 31] female without grey scales on the underside (summer brood) - Alpes maritimes (France) - 16/08/2013 | |
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| 32] female - Doubs (France) - 01/05/2008 | | 33] female - Var (France) - 19/04/2011 | |
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| 34] a male (above) attempting to seduce a female - Haute Saône (France) - 21/05/2010 | | 35] same scene as 34], with the female opening its wings
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| 36] female laying on an unidentified host-plant (Fabaceae family) - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 20/04/2011 | | 37] same specimen as 36]
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| 38] female laying on Lotus sp. with a male unsuccessfully attempting to seduce her at the same time - Haute Saône (France) - 24/04/2010 | | 39] closer view of an egg laid by the female from picture 38]
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| 40] female laying on Dorycnium pentaphyllum - Var (France) - 10/05/2013 | | 41] close-up of the egg laid by the female from picture 39]
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| 42] female laying on Lathyrus pratense alt.320m - Haute Garonne (France) - 12/06/2021 | | 43] close-up of the egg laid by the female from picture 42], the day after - Haute Garonne (France) - 13/06/2021 | |
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| 44] young caterpillar on Lathyrus pratense alt.320m - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/06/2021 | | 45] other young caterpillar on Lathyrus pratense alt.320m - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/06/2021 | |
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| 46] chrysalis which originated from the caterpillar shown in 44] - Haute Garonne (France) - 15/07/2021 | | 47] same chrysalis as 46]
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