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WildFlower

Lion

It is most probably Chazara briseis. If you have other photos you could compare to confirm.
http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_pages/briseis.htm
http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/ChazaBrise.htm Posted 11 years ago

admiral

Katipo Spider

Maybe. I'm not sure about the species name so I forward this picture to my entomology professor for determination. My point was exactly like yours and I'm hope we were correct :) Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for going into such length for species identification :) Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. admiral
    
    Katipo Spider
    
    I'm biologist so that another passion :) Posted 11 years ago
3. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  If your professor has other suggestions, we can always change the ID. Posted 11 years ago

admiral

Katipo Spider

Its the same species as you wrote :) I see you are good in insect taxonomy. I'm not but I try to learn, because I love to picture them. In the meantime, I will kindly ask you to help me in insect determination. I don't know where are you living or are you biologist or something similar, but it seems you know insects. For me it is weary stressful to ask my professors every time I picture something because I have to wait for several days (even weeks) for answer which is quite annoying :) Hope you help me. Best regards from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Posted 11 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Hi, I'm from Bulgaria. I'm a molecular biologist with a background in agronomy. I have learnt some things about insects mostly while trying to identify photos posted here. It takes a lot of searching and comparing images from different sources. We have compiled a guide with some of the reference sites and the one on European butterflies and moths is very detailed. It is also important to use local sites as much as possible and you should always include the location in your search. Once you find a similar species you should check for other species from the same genus. You should have a good eye for the details - shape and number of spots, colour of the body, the legs, the antennae etc. There are many blue butterflies for instance which are very similar and I find it very hard to discriminate between them. You should have both sides of the wing for that and still it may not be conclusive. I tend to double check almost everything so if you have some doubts, I can always take a look for a second opinion. Good luck :)
  http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?thumbnails.htm
  http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Anatomy.htm
  http://www.jungledragon.com/species/guide
  
  By the way, what is you area of interest? Posted 11 years ago

admiral

Katipo Spider

Im biologist with high background in ornithology. Im interest in cave habitats (insects) so I try to learn as much as possible about those species. As you tell me that you are molecular biologist I remembered that we do much identification thaks to "moleculars" (as we called them here in Bosnia) :) Also I have some interst in soil biology but, unfortunatlly in Bosnia we do not have an expert in that field so it is quite hard (impossible) to educate yourself properly. Bird and caves are fine for now from two reasons:
1) birds are beautifull, claver beans which allvays make my day happy,
2) caves are mostly unexplored what make my adrenalin gone willd during research :)
Hope we will have much conversation and plenty of research in 2014. So far we will have expedition in longest cave in BiH wit some Italian speleobiologysts and I cannot wait for jully to come. This is the movie from expedition in 2013. when only caver did the exploration. Now the biologists will have their 5 minutes :)

Posted 11 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Sounds interesting. I have visited a few of the popular caves in Bulgaria, although I am not so enthusiastic about them. Who knows, you may find some new species there :) I hope you will share some photos when you're back. Posted 11 years ago

The Hermit

The Hermit ''Chazara briseis'' is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in North Africa, Southern Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia through Afghanistan, and North-Western China and Tuva.

The wingspan is 45–60 mm. The butterflies fly from July to September depending on the location.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by WildFlower

By admiral

Uploaded Jun 5, 2014. Captured Aug 7, 2012 10:40.

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