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Fritillary ID
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 1:29 pm
by Nick Lawrence
Hi can anyone identify this small fritillary seen in Croatia this morning.
Re: Fritillary ID
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 2:26 pm
by Padfield
Hi Nick. I suspect this is Melitaea didyma, the spotted fritillary. I can't rule out Melitaea trivia, the lesser spotted fritillary, without a good view of the underside. These are the only two possibilities.
Guy
Re: Fritillary ID
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 6:11 pm
by Nick Lawrence
Thank you Guy, here's some more photos,a female I think ?
Re: Fritillary ID
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:02 pm
by Pete Eeles
Since the submarginal spots are rounded (rather than triangular) then I believe this to be Spotted (
didyma), rather than Lesser Spotted (
trivia), Fritillary. And, based on the abdomen, definitely female. I believe that a chap that goes by the name "Padfield" helped me out with the difference(s) a long time ago, on a planet, far far away. Or perhaps it was in Switzerland
Cheers,
- Oete
Re: Fritillary ID
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:39 pm
by Padfield
Quite!
I would add that the lack of a disco-cellular vein on the hindwing confirms
didyma. In
trivia, this vein (only really visible from the underside) closes the end of the cell. The cell is open in
didyma.
Guy