Silver-washed fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Order Lepidoptera. Family Nymphalidae.
Photo: Uoaei1 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Description
The silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan.
Traits
- Wingspan
- 55–65 mm
- Flight period
- June–August
- Host plants
- violet
- Generations per year
- 1
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Photographs
Engramelle Ernst et al (drawing: J. J. Ernst), 1790 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
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