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is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to differentiate Nickerl's
Fritillaries from Assmann's Fritillaries without capturing specimens,
dissecting them and examining the reproductive organs.
Not wishing to do this, I have therefore dedicated this one page
to both species. |
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Nickerl''s Fritillary, Melitaea aurelia - I believe. Val D'Illasi, Veneto, Italy. 09.05.2024.
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Near Ogulin, Croatia. 350-400m asl. 05.07.2022. Aurelia or Britomartis?
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Forni
di Sopra, Friuli, Italy, at about 1000m asl. 27.06.2021. The high
altitude points to Nickerl's Fritillary rather than Assmann's Fr, which
usually flies at lower levels.
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The field near Forni di Sopra, Friuli, Italy, where I saw these butterflies
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Forni di Sopra, Friuli, Italy. at about 1000m asl. 27.06.2021. |