Black Hairstreak Aberrations

This page provides access to all named aberrations of a given species and Goodson & Read (1969) is a key resource in this regard.

Introduction

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All Aberrations

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ab. nov

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ab. pallida (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.198.)

Ground colour pale fawn.

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ab. progressiva (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.197.)

Forewings brown with two or three fulvous marginal patches as well as on the hindwings.

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ab. excessa (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.197.)

Forewings with four or five fulvous patches as on the hindwings.

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ab. ptorsas (Hufnagel.Berl.Mag.1766.2.p.68.)

= fulvofasciata Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.199.

The fulvous patches on the margins of both fore and hindwings linking up into a transverse band or stripe, only broken by the nervures.

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ab. fulvior (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.197.)

= fulva Gillmer.Int.Ent.Z.1908.2.p.54.

The wings faintly suffused with fulvous which spreads from the marginal patches towards the base.

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ab. lutea (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.197.)

= badio-fasciata Gillmer.Int.Ent.Z.1908.2.p.54.

The marginal patches, usually fulvous, are replaced by yellow.

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ab. obsoleta (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.197.)

On the hindwing upperside the fulvous patches are completely absent.

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ab. major (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.197.)

Large specimens above 32mm.

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ab. minor (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.197.)

Small specimens under 25mm.

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ab. paupera (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.199.)

Underside of forewings with no orange patches or black spots. Hindwings with no inner row of black marginal spots and only two in the outer row.

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ab. albobsoleta (Verity.(nom.nov.pro.obsoleta.Tutt.1907).Farf.Diurn.It.1943.2.p.373.)

= obsoleta Tutt.(nom.preoc.Tutt).Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.200.

The underside without any of the usual white markings. Tutt described two obsoletas one on p.197, the other on p.200, the second one therefore required renaming.

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ab. albofasciata (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.200.,fig.Frohawk.Vars.Brit.Butts.pl.34.f.4.)

= latefasciata Courvoisier.Ent.Z.1911.25.p.23.

On the underside of both fore and hindwings a broad white transverse band. The band occupies the whole area between the normal white line and the inner row of black marginal dots, divided only by the nervures.

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ab. semi-albofasciata (Tutt.Brit.Lep.1907.9.p.200.,fig.Hbn.Beitr.2.pt.3.pl.3.f.T.)

The forewings more or less normal. Hindwings with a broad white transverse band occupying the whole space between the normal white central line and the row of black spots on the inner side of the fulvous marginal band. In the figure these are joined into a continuous line.

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