Col de Cayolle.

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Medard
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Col de Cayolle.

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Almond-eyed Ringlet ??? Please can someone help me ID this Erebia , photo taken Col de Cayolle.
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Re: Col de Cayolle.

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Looks like Common Brassy Ringlet to me, Jim.
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Thanks David,Another new species to add to my list.
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Re: Col de Cayolle.

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A beautiful Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia) and three for identification please.
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I'd guess the skipper is malvae/malvoides, depending on which flies there. The blues are almost certainly silver-studded.

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There seem to be a few malvoides in the French Alps that are lacking that dentate, peg-like white marking on the upperside hindwing, Jim. Can't be anything else though really.
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