Greenish Silver-washed Fritillary?

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Greenish Silver-washed Fritillary?

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Would this be a Greenish Silver-washed Fritillary I saw it today with the normal looking silver washed fritillarys, Thank you for any help.

Argynnis paphia ssp. paphia f. valesina?
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Re: Greenish Silver-washed Fritillary?

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Hi Mike - this is a normal female Silver-washed Fritillary.

Examples of f.valesina can be seen here:

gallery/album.php?album_id=744

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Re: Greenish Silver-washed Fritillary?

Post by Mike p »

thanks pete I sometimes get a bit confused but slowly I`m learning.

I just search for butterflies in my local woods, brasenose woods.

A link to what I`ve found this year
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8004837@N ... 6275959354
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