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Family: Nymphalidae Flight Time: June - August Size: 30 -38mm Altitude: 1500 - 2500m |
| Grison's fritillary is a high
altitude species and so shares some of the usual attributes of Butterflies
which live in mountain ranges. It is a small Butterfly, I think that makes
the marking all the more delicate. Also there are frequently occurring
dark forms particularly in the female, which is a side effect of the pupa
being kept very cold over the winter.
Nickerl's fritillary, Mellicta aurelia is quite similar, but tends to have more complete markings in the male. The Meadow fritillary, Mellicta parthenoides is also superficially similar. |
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