David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
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Butterflies 55 – Silver-washed Fritillaries
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia (f)
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia (f)
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia (f)
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia (m)
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia (m)
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia (m)
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia (m)
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia (f)
SILVER-WASHED
FRITILLARY Argynnis paphia (f) var. valezina
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia (f) var. valezina
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY Argynnis
paphia (f) var. valezina
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The Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis
paphia is the most readily encountered of the
three large fritillaries native to the UK, showing a clear preference for
woodland habitats. The black sex-branding on the forewings of the males is
distinctive. A proportion of females may be of the rare dark form valezina (or valesina
depending on the reference source used) and this aberration may be seen
occasionally in the UK during hot summers. However, the individual of this form
shown above was photographed in Switzerland. The remaining images of this
widely distributed species were obtained in the UK and Switzerland.
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David’s short films of Silver-washed Fritillary
var. valezina females may be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU7CtMoqOyk&list=PL4AirIEc0NofhDbxohAG_PoMc7P2iGR5N&index=39&t=0s and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwHJ8GkvcVk&list=PL4AirIEc0NofhDbxohAG_PoMc7P2iGR5N&index=35&t=0s.
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