Fritillaries for lockdown viewers.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 8:55 am
Fritillaries for lockdown viewers.
The Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
I am tempted to say this is truly a Queen amongst Fritillaries I would even venture further and say that Issoria lathonia is my favourite butterfly, the silver medallions on the under wing gives it an exotic appearance befitting a Queen, the rather angular shaped wings setting it apart from other Frits, it seems to be widspread and inhabits a wide altitude range, This is one I never pass an opportunity to photograph, the Queen of Spain Fritillary. Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia) another Fritillary with distinctive underside markings, the photo was taken in the Morvan Regional Natural Park in the Nièvre department, well named it clearly enjoys a very wet location where its host plant Bistort grows, and wet it was during our visit when these photo's were taken.
Weaver's Fritillary (Boloria dia) A dainty rather small Frittilary, fairly widespread across the southern regions of France, its attraction is its angular and colourful underside markings. https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com/
The Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
I am tempted to say this is truly a Queen amongst Fritillaries I would even venture further and say that Issoria lathonia is my favourite butterfly, the silver medallions on the under wing gives it an exotic appearance befitting a Queen, the rather angular shaped wings setting it apart from other Frits, it seems to be widspread and inhabits a wide altitude range, This is one I never pass an opportunity to photograph, the Queen of Spain Fritillary. Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia) another Fritillary with distinctive underside markings, the photo was taken in the Morvan Regional Natural Park in the Nièvre department, well named it clearly enjoys a very wet location where its host plant Bistort grows, and wet it was during our visit when these photo's were taken.
Weaver's Fritillary (Boloria dia) A dainty rather small Frittilary, fairly widespread across the southern regions of France, its attraction is its angular and colourful underside markings. https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com/