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Eronia cleodora
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:03 pm
by daveuk
The Vine Leaf Vagrant.
Pair of subspecies dilatata from Tanzania. Recto & vero.
Verso pair from Uganda.
Re: Eronia cleodora
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:47 am
by Cabintom
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."
Re: Eronia cleodora
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:04 pm
by mcheki
I hope this drawer helps to clarify the point mentioned by Cabintom
- DSC00454.JPG (703.58 KiB) Viewed 1304 times
Re: Eronia cleodora
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:32 pm
by daveuk
mcheki wrote: Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:04 pm
I hope this drawer helps to clarify the point mentioned by Cabintom
DSC00454.JPG
It does & that's an incredible drawer!!.
