59.033 Euphydrias aurinia (Marsh Fritillary)
ws: m30-42mm, f40-50mm; May-Jun; devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis); scattered colonies in damp grassland in SW.England, Wales and the west coast of Scotland
Euphydrias aurinia (Marsh Fritillary) §1
ID: upperside with reddish-orange and yellowish patches outlined in black. The only fritillary with black postmedian spots parallel with the hindwing termen on both the upperside and underside, but no such spots on the forewing.
§1 Breney Common, Cornwall; 06/06/2013
§3 Breney Common, Cornwall; 06/06/2013
§4 Breney Common, Cornwall; 06/06/2013
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§3 Breney Common, Cornwall; 06/06/2013
§4 Breney Common, Cornwall; 06/06/2013
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 28/05/2014 (§1-3)
