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Brenthis daphne

Marbled Fritillary


Isère, France, July 2006


Bucharest, Romania, June 2006


Geneva, Switzerland, June 2007


Geneva, Switzerland, June 2005


Macedonia, Greece, July 2004

	daphne - rectangular area heavily shaded orange- pink to outer side. ino - rectangular area uniform clear pale yellow


Macedonia, Greece, July 2004


Valais, Switzerland, June 2004


Provence, France, June 2003


Provence, France, June 2003

This is a widespread species over much of southern and eastern Europe. It is not often common though but usually there are a few to be seen feeding at flowers at any given site. It frequents lush meadows with flowers. It is distinguished from its close relative the Lesser Marbled Fritillary, Brenthis ino, by its larger size and the underside rectangular marking outside the cell. This is half shaded with brown/ purple in daphne, clear cream in ino.

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