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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:
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Re: Nostrodamus or pumilio?

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 4:31 pm
by Andy02
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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 :D

Re: Nostrodamus or pumilio?

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:10 am
by Andy02
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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.