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Fribourg, Switzerland, May 2020
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Asturias Mts, Spain, July 2011
Females are more heavily marked than males and show a hint of a brassy sheen when fresh.
Field notes and information
A butterfly of damp meadows across much of Europe.
Identification & Similar species: Very similar to the larger marbled fritillary, B. daphne. Separated by the coloration of the square patch on the underside hindwing, just beyond the cell. This is a solid yellow block in the current species, partly filled pinkish in B. daphne.
Distribution & Flight: From north Spain into southeast, east and north Europe. Absent from the UK and parts of Scandinavia. Single brooded from June to August.
Habitat & Behaviour: Lush damp meadows and bogs.
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Fribourg, Switzerland, May 2020
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Vaud, Switzerland, June 2018
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Vaud, Switzerland, July 2004
ino- rectangular area uniform clear pale yellow
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daphne- rectangular area heavily shaded orange-pink to outer side.
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Vaud, Switzerland, June 2022
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N Sweden, July 2010
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Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2021
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Cluj, Romania, May 2009
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SE Serbia, June 2012
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Asturias Mts, Spain, July 2011
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Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2022
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Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2018
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Grisons, Switzerland, July 2013