Silver washed fritillary by Junglegeorge
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Description
Silver washed fritillary - Argynnis paphia
Family: Nymphalidae
Flight Time: June - August
Size: 54-70mm
Altitude: 0-1500m
"Notes: A widespread fritillary preferring a forest environment. Like many other similar species its caterpillars eat Violets. The Silver washed fritillary lays its eggs on a nearby tree, and the caterpillars make their way to the foodplant when they hatch next Spring."
Photo taken with Canon Powershot A200.
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Comments (5)
You are quite the butterfly expert, love the facts you include with each of your images!! Another beautifully composed photo, and the butterfly is very pretty, excellent capture =)
What a beauty you have here! Excellently captured!
Awesome !! V
A beautiful butty....
A Most Beautiful Butterfly and capture. :)))