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Melitaea cinxia

Glanville Fritillary

Vaud, Switzerland, July 2006

Pyrénées Orientales, May 2006

Valais, Switzerland, June 2006

Valais, Switzerland, April 2005

Valais, Switzerland, April 2005

Variation often found in some populations of Mellicta and less so in Melitaea.

Savoie, France, May 2005

Valais, Switzerland, June 2004

Var, France, May 2004

Hampshire, UK, June 2000

Hampshire, UK, June 2000

Black spots in submargin of hindwing are present but unusually diffuse.

Hampshire, UK, June 2000

Hampshire, UK, June 2000

Provence, France, May 2002

This is a widespread species found across most of Europe to southern Scandinavia, northern Spain and only on the Isle of Wight and one or two mainland colonies in the UK (where the photos above were taken). In north Africa it is found in the mountains.

It is characterised by the bold row of black spots in the submargin of both sides of the hindwing.