I found these 2 butterflies in Valnontey, park Gran Paradiso. I've searched in a few European books but didn't found them. If anyone can help me. Thanks
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| Autore: | Verstraeten [ 22/12/2012, 10:33 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Metaxmeste sp. - Crambidae |
I found these 2 butterflies in Valnontey, park Gran Paradiso. I've searched in a few European books but didn't found them. If anyone can help me. Thanks
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| Autore: | Agdistis [ 22/12/2012, 15:37 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: ID please |
Metaxmeste sp. Crambidae It's difficult for me id the specie without the speciment. Ciao Lucio |
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| Autore: | Verstraeten [ 24/12/2012, 9:20 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: ID please |
Agdistis ha scritto: Metaxmeste sp. Crambidae It's difficult for me id the specie without the speciment. Ciao Lucio Ok. Thank you. |
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| Autore: | Julodis [ 24/12/2012, 9:51 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Metaxmeste sp. - Crambidae |
Please, Johan, in your next requests upload images directly on this Forum (at least one per species). |
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| Autore: | AZi [ 28/12/2012, 10:11 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Metaxmeste sp. - Crambidae |
In Italy only two species of Metaxmeste occur, M. schrankiana and M. phrygialis, both widespread in the Alps. A third described one, M. cinerealis Della Beffa, 1942, is not a Metaxmeste, and the name is synonymous with a species of Orenaia (an article is currently in press). Metaxmeste schrankiana has a warmer brown pattern, whereas M. phrygialis is more steel bluish grey. The two species can easily be distinguished after the male antennae, which in schrankiana are distinctly ciliate (but this feature can only be appreciated through a binocular), and in phrygialis filiform. Interesting enough, down the Apennines only M. phrygialis occurs but this looses its typical pattern and takes that characteristic of schrankiana!!! The very same astonishing phenomenon occurs in tha Balcan peninsula. I am aware of very few other cases of pattern shift in species which are not involved in mimicry rings. To sum up, I think the specimen from Gran Paradiso is M. schrankiana. 
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| Autore: | AZi [ 28/12/2012, 10:14 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Metaxmeste sp. - Crambidae |
Sorry, I couldn't see that a second picture was uploaded, which evidently should represent the second species (phrygialis).
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| Autore: | Verstraeten [ 28/12/2012, 18:35 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Metaxmeste sp. - Crambidae |
Julodis ha scritto: Please, Johan, in your next requests upload images directly on this Forum (at least one per species). 75575947.jpg 94433082.jpg ok. I'll do. Sorry for that, I'm not used to the forum |
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| Autore: | Verstraeten [ 28/12/2012, 18:40 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Metaxmeste sp. - Crambidae |
AZi ha scritto: Sorry, I couldn't see that a second picture was uploaded, which evidently should represent the second species (phrygialis). Thank you for the identification. I've searched a lot for these two. They weren't in my books and on internet I got no answer in Belgium and Netherland. Greetings |
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