Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)
2011 photos highlighted in green. Click on any photo to go to an enlarged picture, or simply scroll down the page.
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Ino is similar to, but usually smaller than, the Marbled Fritillary (B. daphne) although ino seems to be less common and more generally found at altitude. They are not too difficult to tell apart and the key distinguishing features are described on the daphne page. More challenging is the task of distinguishing between ino and the Twin-spot Fritillary (B. hecate), and the ID clues are given on the hecate page. |
The upperside is a rather dull orange, even the male, but this is adequately compensated by the beautiful intricate underside.
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| ref | sex |
observations |
alt. m |
| 15847 | M |
a male, very fresh and orange, and showing the darker, more continuous, border compared to daphne. 18534 is the underside. |
860 |
| 8274 | F |
a female, quite pale and lightly marked and the continuous borders being only two thin unfilled black lines. |
1440 |
| 27991 | F | a very heavily marked and rather suffused female, even allowing for the ageing. This was seen in the wetlands of Doubs. | 1150 |
| 15834 | M |
a male, the underside of 15847. |
860 |
8274_female_Vaud, Switzerland_20Jul07
