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Post by jonathan on Apr 4, 2011 11:42:52 GMT -8
Hi people, Do you have a name for this form of female Pararge aegeria please? This specimen comes from Malta. Thanks Regards Jonathan Attachments:
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Post by jonathan on Apr 4, 2011 11:48:13 GMT -8
Here is another picture showing from the left left - Pararge aegeria tircis from Corfu middle - Pararge aegeria aegeria from Malta (typical specimen) right - Pararge aegeria aegeria from Malta (abberant form shown above) I believe that the distinction is quite clear! Attachments:
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Post by nomihoudai on Apr 4, 2011 19:32:41 GMT -8
I think you gave your answer yourself in the second post ? I Would call it Pararge aegeria aegeria. Furthermore this is for me, as they have clear distributions, a subspecies just like ssp. tircis and nothing like just a form. The only other taxon that may be retained is the subspecies in North africa that some of Nicolas Wahlbergs disciples pointed out in a paper that it can be distingueshed by DNA, and that`s all names you should retain with species Pararge aegeria.
Rgds Claude
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robert61
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Post by robert61 on Apr 7, 2011 8:34:30 GMT -8
the "aberrant-female" is not realy a aberration, it´s just a form with more larger orange spots and an older female, that has been already bleached from the sun, I found this also in the mainland ssp regulary after the sun has been shining over several days ..........that makes it looking like an aberration.
Same you can find in Parnassius apollo,the older they get,the red dots(ocellis ) turn into more orange and then even yellow
Robert
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Post by hypanartia on Apr 9, 2011 13:09:06 GMT -8
Hello Jonathan
The specimen is in my opinion from the second generation (form aestiva), having bigger yellow-orange patches and more light coloration than the first generation. This seasonal variation is more clear in P. aegeria aegeria, and in the fenales as the one you shown
Regards
Jesus
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xavm
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Post by xavm on Aug 2, 2011 7:40:03 GMT -8
Hello Both,
Interestingly, only Pararge aegeria occurs under different forms (even at the same time!): f. tircis, f. intermedia and f. aegeria. - I found in Morocco some 'typical' f. tircis during this very wet spring.
Cheers, Xavier
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Post by corradocancemi on Aug 15, 2011 16:56:26 GMT -8
Hi, i agree with robert61 and hypanartia. Here there's a couple of Pararge aegeria from Syracuse (SE Sicily). I have collected the female (with extended orange spot) in july 2011 Attachments:
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