Eronia cleodora

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Eronia cleodora

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The Vine Leaf Vagrant.
Pair of subspecies dilatata from Tanzania. Recto & vero.
Verso pair from Uganda.
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Re: Eronia cleodora

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dilatata is now recognized as a full species. From "Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers" (Williams), "Narazi et al, 2011 found that the DNA barcode divergence between E. cleodora cleodora and E. cleodora dilatata is about 4.6%, leading them to raise the latter to species status."
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Re: Eronia cleodora

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I hope this drawer helps to clarify the point mentioned by Cabintom
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Re: Eronia cleodora

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mcheki wrote: Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:04 pm I hope this drawer helps to clarify the point mentioned by Cabintom

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It does & that's an incredible drawer!!. 😊
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