ANYTHING BUT COMMON
 
Question 001
 
 
All these Boloria's have been photographed in the middle of August in Val d' Hérens (Switzerland) between approximately 1600 and 2400 meters. Boloria graeca is not supposed to fly in this area (although Bol 012 certainly could be one as far as I am concerned) so that leaves only two choices: Boloria napaea or Boloria pales.
 
     
 
     
 B. pales male???    B. napaea female???
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 001)    (Boloria 002)
     
     
 
     
 B. pales male???    B. napaea female???
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 001a)    (Boloria 002a)
     
     
 
     
 B. napaea female    B. napaea female
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 016 (Bernard Fransen))    (Boloria 016a (Bernard Fransen))
     
     
 
     
 B. napaea female    
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    
 august 2005    
 (photo 770)    
     
 
Boloria 016/016a (photgraphed by Bernard Fransen) is the same as photo 770. So this is female B. napaea for certain.
 
     
 
     
 B. pales female???    ...
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 003)    (Boloria 004)
     
     
 
     
 B. pales female???    ...
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 003a)    (Boloria 004a)
     
     
 
     
 ...    B. napaea male???
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 005)    (Boloria 006)
     
     
 
     
 ...    B. napaea male???
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 005a)    (Boloria 006a)
     
     
 
     
 B. pales female???    B. pales female???
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 007)    (Boloria 008)
     
     
 
     
 B. pales female???    B. pales female???
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 007a)    (Boloria 008a)
     
     
   
     
 B. pales female???    
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    
 august 2005    
 (Boloria 007b (Bernard Fransen))    
     
     
 
     
 B. napaea male???    B. pales male???
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 009)    (Boloria 010)
     
     
 
     
 B. napaea male???    B. pales male???
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 009a)    (Boloria 010a)
     
     
 
     
 B. napaea male???    ...
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 011)    (Boloria 012)
     
     
 
     
 B. napaea male???    ...
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 011a)    (Boloria 012a)
     
     
 
     
     
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    Val d' Hérens, Switzerland
 august 2005    august 2005
 (Boloria 018 (Bernard fransen))    (Boloria 018a (Bernard fransen))
     
     
   
     
     
 Val d' Hérens, Switzerland    
 august 2005    
 (Boloria 018b (Bernard fransen))