Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
2024 photographs highlighted in yellow. Click on any photograph to go to an enlarged picture, or simply scroll down the page.
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| 36517_male_Rhône_23Jul14 | 34140_female_UK Hertfordshire_2Aug13 | 33911_male_Vaucluse_15Jul13 | 18886_male_Aisne_21Jul09 |
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The very common tithonus is superficially quite similar to the Southern Gatekeeper (P. cecilia) which occurs in southern France. The differences are described on the cecilia page. |
Tithonus does not occur in southern Var where it is "replaced" by cecilia, partially explaining why I have so few photographs of this species. Where it occurs in central and northern France, which is everywhere, it can often be very common. |
| ref | sex |
observations |
alt. m |
| 36517 | M | a fresh male with a rather fuzzily-edged dark discal patch on the upf. | 180 |
| 34140 | F | a female opening up to maximise the sun's rays in overcast conditions. | 50 |
| 33911 | M | a male underside, fairly typical. | 850 |
| 18886 | M |
a fairly normal male from northern France and therefore similar to UK specimens. |
80 |
34140_female_UK Hertfordshire_2Aug13
