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| Six-spotted Zygaena filipendulae & transitional forms with weak 6th spot | |||||
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| Six-spotted Zygaena filipendulae & transitional forms with weak 6th spot | |||||
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| 1] male of Zygaena filipendulae - Haute Saône (France) - 01/08/2009 | 2] same specimen as 1] | ||
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| 3] male showing the diffuse red scaling on the underside of the forewing, which is an essential criterion for identifying this species - Doubs (France) - 08/06/2009 | 4] same specimen as 3] | ||
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| 5] male - Haute Garonne (France) - 17/07/2012 | 6] same specimen as 5], showing the diffuse red scaling on the underside of the forewing | ||
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| 7] Alpes de haute Provence (France) - 07/07/2012 | 8] male with strong metallic sheen - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 18/07/2012 | ||
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| 9] specimen with spots No.3 & 4 touching each other - Var (France) - 05/10/2012 | 10] specimen with spots No.3 & 4 well separate - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 07/07/2012 | ||
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| 11] a specimen on the left side with spots No.5 & 6 touching each other, whereas in the specimen on the right these spots are well separate - Var (France) - 05/06/2017 | 12] closer view of the specimen shown in 11] on the left side - Var (France) - 05/06/2017 | ||
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| 13] closer view of the specimen shown in 11] on the right side - Var (France) - 05/06/2017 | 14] two individuals of Zygaena filipendulae showing the variability of size alt.630m - Aude (France) - 23/06/2018 | ||
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| 15] closer view of the largest specimen from picture 14] showing the diffuse red scaling on the underside of the forewing - Aude (France) - 23/06/2018 | 16] closer view of the smallest specimen from picture 14] showing the diffuse red scaling on the underside of the forewing - Aude (France) - 23/06/2018 | ||
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| 17] male - Doubs (France) - 29/06/2008 | 18] same specimen as 17] | ||
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| 19] male - Var (France) - 07/06/2011 | 20] male - Var (France) - 25/05/2017 | ||
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| 21] male - Dordogne (France) - 15/07/2009 | 22] male - Bouches-du-Rhône (France) - 10/06/2011 | ||
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| 23] male - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009 | 24] male - Doubs (France) - 02/08/2008 | ||
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| 25] specimen from Haute Garonne alt.1500m (France) - 17/07/2012 | 26] same scene as 25] | ||
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| 27] male - Haute Loire (France) - 09/07/2008 | 28] male - Var (France) - 06/06/2014 | ||
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| 29] males - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009 | 30] male - Doubs (France) - 29/05/2009 | ||
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| 31] male - Var (France) - 05/06/2017 | 32] same specimen as 31] | ||
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| 33] male - Bouches-du-Rhône (France) - 10/06/2011 | 34] male - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009 | ||
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| 35] male - Côte d'or (France) - 23/06/2009 | 36] male - Doubs (France) - 04/07/2010 | ||
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| 37] a specimen from Jura (France) - 06/07/2010 | 38] specimen from Jura (France) - 06/07/2010 | ||
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| 39] male - Aude (France) - 24/08/2014 | 40] same specimen as 39] | ||
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| 41] male alt.1670m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 25/08/2017 | 42] same specimen as 41] | ||
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| 43] male - Var (France) - 10/06/2010 | 44] female of Zygaena filipendulae - Var (France) - 18/05/2011 | ||
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| 45] same specimen as 44] | 46] female - Var (France) - 14/06/2013 | ||
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| 47] same specimen as 46] | 48] female - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/07/2011 | ||
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| 49] female alt.1670m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 25/08/2017 | 50] female - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | ||
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| 51] other female - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | |||
| TRANSITIONAL INDIVIDUALS 6-spotted<>5-spotted (weak 6th spot) | |||
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| 52] specimen from the Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 24/07/2008 | 53] male - Var (France) - 16/06/2012 | ||
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| 54] Var (France) - 22/09/2012 | 55] male - Var (France) - 27/06/2013 | ||
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| 56] male - Var (France) - 10/06/2011 | 57] male - Alpes de Haute Provence - 07/07/2012 | ||
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| 58] male - Var (France) - 20/05/2011 | 59] male - Alpes de Haute Provence - 07/07/2012 | ||
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| 60] other specimen - Alpes de Haute Provence - 07/07/2012 | 61] male - Var (France) - 10/06/2010 | ||
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| 62] male - Var (France) - 18/05/2011 | 63] same specimen as 62] | ||
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| 64] male - Var (France) - 10/06/2011 | 65] same specimen as 64] | ||
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| 66] other specimen from Var (France) - 10/06/2011 | 67] Var (France) - 02/06/2013 | ||
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| 68] male - Var (France) - 05/06/2017 | 69] male - Var (France) - 05/06/2017 | ||
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| 70] Alpes maritimes (France) - 19/07/2015 | 71] female with a metallic green sheen alt.630m - Aude (France) - 23/06/2018 | ||
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