dark green fritillary

Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja Fritileán Dúghlas IRL Le Grand Nacre F Grosser Perlmutterfalter D Mainly coastal areas and limestone grasslands. Laurie Campbell This butterfly is rarely found far from its favourite habitat - flower-rich wild grassland or in other words the machair.

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Like the other large fritillaries it is a violet feeder but it is not restricted to woods.

. In fact it is more. Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja Photo. Eggs laid in July are caterpillars by the end of the month or the start of August so the species may be found as a caterpillar in Norfolk in every month of the year except June. Like the Common Blue butterfly the Dark Green Fritillary that we see in Harris is recognised as being the finest form of this butterfly seen anywhere in Britain.

How to recognise Where to see When to see Find out more How to help Gallery feed See all photos. Buffalo_Tom TerryMcK mike9005 and 46. Indeed the specimen pictured is. The dark green fritillary Speyeria aglaja is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana is used in many habitats but Hairy Violet V. Along most of the coast of Ireland and also inland in the Burren. Hirta is also used on calcareous grasslands and Marsh Violet V. The dark green fritillary is widespread in Europe and generally common though absent locally from much of the area in orange on my map.

It is absent for example in Suffolk in East Anglia my UK base. Dark Green Fritillary Welly Wildlife Dark Green Fritillary The IUCN conservation status of this large fritillary has sadly recently been upgraded to Near Threatened and it is scarce and declining in this region. A freshly emerged male photographed early this morning. The dark green fritillary overwinters as a caterpillar and pupates in May.

Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja Irelands and possibly Europes most widespread Fritillary occurring in various habitats across the continent. 60-70mm 236 inches Small Tortoiseshell 50mm. Palustris on moorland and wetter habitats in the north and west. Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja aglaja Male Female - the lens-shaped marks around the edges of the wings are lighter than the ground colour of the wings.

Macro Butterfly Lepidoptera Wildlife and nature dark green friillary. The insect has a wide range in the Palearctic realm - Europe Morocco Iran Siberia Central Asia China Korea and Japan. Other violets may be used occasionally. In Ireland it can be confused with the Silver-washed Fritillary but has more rounded wings and a spotted rather than striped underwing.