Dark Green Fritillary (argynnis aglaja)
2008 photos highlighted green. Click on any photo to go to an enlarged picture, or simply scroll down the page.
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| 13625_female_Lozere_21Aug08 | 05_19-07_female_Hants, UK_3Jul05 |
Reasonably
common across France, and commonly found at altitude, often in great numbers. It
can be differentiated from the
High
Brown Fritillary (A.
adippe) by the convex edges to the forewing (slightly
concave in adippe), and from
12601: a very fresh male puddling. The angle looks slightly odd, maybe I should have been further forward.
7827: a male, based on the lighter markings, the albeit quite light sex brands on v2 and v3, and the just-visible body. Not 100% certain, though. Altitude 2100m.
12419: a male, puddling.
13625: a female, based on body shape, heavier markings and greater basal suffusion.
05_19-07: a poor photo of a very heavily marked and suffused female. It actually looked like this in real life. I have seen females like this on a few subsequent occasions.
7827_female_Hautes Alpes_3Jul07
