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Posted: Apr 12 2015
Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791), Purplish Semele
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Rev S_ purpurascens 1
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S_ purpurascens 2
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Rev S_ purpurascens 3
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Rev S_ purpurascens 4
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Posted: Sep 8 2015, by Susan J. Hewitt:
In the areas I have searched -- in the West Indies in the northeastern Leewards Islands, and also on Sanibel -- I have found this species to be quite rare.
Zhang calls it "common around the island" of Antigua.
I would be curious to hear from other people what their experiences are of the relative abundance of this species.
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