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Nostrodamus or pumilio?
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 3:09 pm
by David M
5 different butterflies. Is there a
pumilio amongst them?
Taken recently in Albania, where both species fly:
Re: Nostrodamus or pumilio?
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 4:31 pm
by Andy02
And here is another before the debate starts. I took this in Athens this spring. I have it as pumilio but happy to learn why it may not be
Re: Nostrodamus or pumilio?
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:13 pm
by John Vergo
For me they all looks like pumillio

Re: Nostrodamus or pumilio?
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:10 am
by Andy02
I only have experience of nostrodamus in Spain . Given the variability in both species I still find that nostrodamus gives the impression of being longer . I have never seen both species together though
Re: Nostrodamus or pumilio?
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2024 12:40 pm
by David M
John Vergo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:13 pmFor me they all looks like pumillio
You may well be right, John. Certainly, the spots are bigger than I'm used to when I see
nostrodamus.