Peloppensos, Greece, June 2013
Sierra Nevada, Spain, July 2013
Field notes and information
Slightly smaller than the very similar high brown fritillary A. adippe this species may often be overlooked.
Identification & Similar species: Separated from the high brown fritillary, A. adippe, by the rounded shape of the forewing margin and the usual presence of a black pupilled yellow spot in the underside hindwing basal area. The underside hindwing submarginal lunules and veins are usually lined black.
Distribution & Flight: Europe, absent from the UK and northern Scandinavia. Single brooded June to August.
Habitat & Behaviour: Open grassy places, stoney slopes, clearings in bushes and light woodland.
SW Serbia, June 2012
Valais, Switzerland, July 2020
Valais, Switzerland, July 2011
Valais, Switzerland, July 2006
SE Serbia, June 2012
Valais, Switzerland, July 2019
Grisons, Switzerland, July 2013
Sierra Nevada, Spain, July 2013
Valais, Switzerland, July 2006
E Switzerland, July 2003
Valais, Switzerland, August 2016
E Switzerland, July 2003
The additional white basal disk is present in both specimens but only the male on the left has the characteristic black spot in its centre.