Clossiana selene
Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary
Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2017
N Sweden, June/ July 2010
Field notes and information
Declining in parts of its range, for example the UK, and local in many other places. It is usually fairly common where it occurs.
Identification & Similar species: Similar to the pearl bordered fritillary, C. euphrosyne. That species has a row of post discal spots on the upperside hindwing equidistant between the submarginal markings and the discal markings compared to the current species in which the row is closer to the margin. The underside has a row of bold black spots in the post discal area vs pale spots in the that species. Usually the underside hindwing has a band of bright white patches.
Distribution & Flight: Northern Spain and across central and northern Europe. Absent from large parts of the UK. Single brooded in May/ June, and a second brood in the south in July/ September.
Habitat & Behaviour: Meadows, bogs and other often damp locations.
Variation: Butterflies from Scandinavia are very boldly marked and rather small. The form hela.
Vaud, Switzerland, June 2011
Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2022
N Sweden, July 2022
Fribourg, Switzerland, May 2020
Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2018
N Sweden, July 2022
Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2018
N Sweden, June/ July 2010
Vaud, Switzerland, June 2011
Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2018
Asturias Mts, Spain, July 2011
Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2018
Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2017
Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2018