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Valais, Switzerland, June 2015
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Valais, Switzerland, September 2010
Field notes and information
A widespread and often common species across much of Europe. Very rare and seriously threatened in the UK due to habitat pressures and changing woodland management regimes.
Identification & Similar species: Separated from the niobe fritillary A. niobe by the shape of the margin of the forewing which is staight or slightly concave vs rounded/ convex. On the underside, it usually lacks a black pupil in the underside hindwing basal spot and the veins are not lined black as in the niobe fritillary A. niobe . This latter feature holds true in the pale forms A. niobe f. eris & A,. adippe f. cleodoxa. Replaced in north Africa by the Moroccan high brown fritillary, A. auresianna.
Distribution & Flight: Europe, absent from most of the UK and northern Scandinavia. Single brooded flying in June/ July and into August.
Habitat & Behaviour: Clearings in open woodland and bushes. Frequently feeds on thistles, knapweeds and similar flowers. Also takes salts from mud.
Variation: Two forms are named depending on the decreasing extent of the green basal area on the underside hindwing: chlorodippe & cleodippe. The form cleodoxa has an overall sandy underside, lacking the reflective spots.
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Sierra Nevada, Spain, July 2013
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Granada, Spain, July 2013
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SW Serbia, June 2012
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Vaud, Switzerland, July 2021
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Vaud, Switzerland, June 2020
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Vaud, Switzerland, July 2021
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Valais, Switzerland, August 2013
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Hautes Alpes, France, August 2012
An aberration, the black markings are merged together.
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Valais, Switzerland, June 2022
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Hautes Alpes, France, August 2012
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Var, France, July 2010
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Valais, Switzerland, June 2011
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Valais, Switzerland, August 2007
Female.
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Valais, Switzerland, June 2011
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Valais, Switzerland, September 2010
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2009
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Valais, Switzerland, June 2007