Fritillaries - Argynnis
There are 7 species here, only five pictured. The top three are distinct from the bottom four in their underside patterns and general wing shape. Clicking on the butterflies image will take you to specific information, including flight time, distribution, altitude, habitat, life-cycle and foodplant.
Upperside suffused green
Rosy-red patch on forewing |
Female above, male is more orange and has sex brands on forewing
As pandora without rosy patch |
Not pictured
Similar to paphia, but smaller. Female has upperside forewing with an apical white spot. Male with much less distinct sex brands. Eastern Europe. |
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| Argynnis pandora
Cardinal |
Argynnis paphia
Silver-washed Fritillary |
Argynnis laodice
Pallas's Fritillary |
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Convex forewings Underside hindwing lacking postdiscal brown spots |
Concave forewings
Brown ringed, silver-centred postdiscal spots |
Postdiscal silver band more continuous than adippe. Generally greenish towards base.
Small yellow spot near base of hindwing. |
Not pictured
Similar to niobe Only found on Corsica/Sardinia, where niobe, adippe not known. |
| Argynnis aglaja
Dark Green Fritillary |
Argynnis adippe
High Brown Fritillary |
Argynnis niobe
Niobe Fritillary |
Argynnis elisa
Corsican Fritillary |
