Berberia lambessanus + abdelkader (Morocco)

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Berberia lambessanus + abdelkader (Morocco)

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Here is a lovely large pair of another species
also collected in Morocco by the same collector
in the same year.

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Re: Unknown Morocco Satyrid #2

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Pretty sure it's this one:
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Re: Unknown Morocco Satyrid #2

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Or there is a similar one : Beberia lambessanus.
Looks like they,like many other satyrids, can be quite variable. I have a few tropical Satyrids in my collection & also a few from Europe. Not this genus though !!
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Re: Berberia abdelkader (Morocco)

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Thank you very much Dave for that species ID !

Looks good to me.

Thank you for taking the time to research it.
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No problem. Really beautiful specimens too by the way. The name of the collector sounds familiar too for some reason.
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I'm sure a few of us know John Tennent well. I regularly bump into him at the Natural history Museum.
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Re: Berberia abdelkader (Morocco)

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That's where I have heard or seen the name from then. Thank You.Have not been to BMNH for quite a few years now. In the 80's I was always shown round by Phil Ackery. Lovely man.
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Phil retired about 15 years ago but I still see him when he pops in from time to time.

John's also written quite a lot of butterfly books!
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Great that you still see Phil. Spent a few happy hours with him trawling through cabinets back in the day.
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Last time I went Phil took me round, it was incredible pouring through the pages of the original Aurelian by Moses Harris and seeing the original drawings.
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Re: Berberia abdelkader (Morocco)

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Hi,

The top specimen is a male Berberia lambessanus, the bottom specimen is a female Berberia abdelkader probably ssp taghzefti (depending on locality)
For more info, kindly visit my website http://www.satyrinae.yolasite.com/berbe ... lkader.php

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Re: Berberia lambessanus + abdelkader (Morocco)

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Once again, thank you very much Jon for your expertise in identifying these lovely satyrids. 😊
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