Duller and more heavily marked than the French butterfles.
Var, France,
May 2004
Var, France,
May 2004
Var, France,
May 2004
Var, France,
May 2004
Provence,
France, June 2003
Provence,
France, June 2003
Provence,
France, June 2003
A species I've found at only two sites - one in Greece, one in France. Both
sites were very dry grassy meadows with scrub. It flies from the end of May and
into June. It is the largest Fritillary on the wing at the time. It is
distinguished in flight by this size and uniform bright orange uppersides,
reminiscent of the Spotted Fritillary, Melitaea didyma, in colour. Closer
up, It is a distinctive Fritillary with two "parallel" rows of spots on the
hindwing, clearly visible in the photos above.