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Purple Emperors at Cotgrave Woods


Doc

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Went to Cotgrave Woods yesterday to see the Purple Emperors. Had a great time and saw four examples. One of them was a aberrant example called an Lugenda. Apparently only one in a thousand have these markings.

 

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Purple Emperor

 

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Purple Emperor

 

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Purple Emperor

 

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Purple Emperor Lugenda species

 

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Purple Emperor Lugenda species

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