This beautifully fresh fritillary was photographed in Var, France last week. I'm pretty sure it's Heath but would prefer it to be Provencal as that would be a life tick.
Hi Nigel. It's a beautiful shot but the heavy branding in s.2 of the forewing underside very strongly suggests heath fritillary, as does the general appearance. This is ssp. celadussa, which has much clearer and more discrete orange spots in the submarginal band of the hindwing than other subspecies.