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Twin-spot Fritillary

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Var, France, May 2006
 

Var, France, May 2006
 

Var, France, May 2006

Basking in dull weather
 

Rila Mts, Bulgaria, July 2004

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.

 

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