David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
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Butterflies 97 – Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries
SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL
PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene (f)
SMALL
PEARL-BORDERED FRITRILLARY Boloria selene
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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries Boloria selene are charming
little butterflies. In the UK they are increasingly uncommon, as are their
closest British relatives, Pearl-bordered Fritillaries B. euphrosyne, and these butterflies can be very
difficult to separate in the field at sites where both are known to be present unless
a good view can be obtained of their undersides. The Pearl-bordered has just
one slightly reflective silvery discal spot on each hindwing, whereas the Small
Pearl-bordered has several. To illustrate this, the final image, a (computer-enhanced)
copy of an under-exposed transparency of the underside of a Small
Pearl-bordered Fritillary has been included. The colours may not be 100%
accurate, but the intricate (and very beautiful) pattern is clearly visible. Most
of the images above were taken at a site in Scotland where Pearl-bordered
Fritillaries were absent. In continental Europe there are a number of potential
confusion species, but fortunately there is now an excellent on-line
identification guide that will assist with the identification of small, medium
and large fritillaries – in most cases: http://www.european-butterflies.org.uk/downloads/EURO%20FRITS%20GUIDE.pdf. Good
photographs taken from several angles will enable most small fritillaries to be
identifiable to species, provided that the relevant identification features are
visible. Some species are more distinctive than others!
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David’s short film of Small Pearl-bordered
Fritillaries may be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j87Ot0jS14w .
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