Hautes Alpes, France, July 2013
Male.
Grisons, Switzerland, July 2013
Field notes and information
A highly variable species in almost all respects. It is a butterfly of the highest altitudes in rock dominated locations.
Identification & Similar species: The underside hindwing is mottled and usually has a paler post discal band and often a paler basal area too. The underside forewing basal area is usually orange. Spots, if present, are large in some forms. The forewing orange band is usually broad in comparison to wing size.
Distribution & Flight: A butterfly that is found usually at the highest levels in the mountains of the Alps and Pyrenees and a few isolated areas in the Balkans and central Italy.
Habitat & Behaviour: It is always found near natural screes or stony areas.
Valais, Switzerland, July 2018
Valais, Switzerland, July 2011
Bern, Switzerland, August 2019
Grisons, Switzerland, July 2019
Bern, Switzerland, August 2019
Hautes Pyrénées, France, July 2017
Grisons, Switzerland, July 2013
Female.
Valais, Switzerland, July 2007
Valais, Switzerland, July 2018
Valais, Switzerland, July 2011
Valais, Switzerland, July 2010