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Argynnis aglaja
Fritillaries are at a peak time in my area right now, especially Argynnis aglaja, niobe and adippe, which can be tricky to differentiate. Based on a brief view of the underwings (sorry no pic) this is aglaja. See the link below for more details on how to differentiate these 3 species: http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_p...
Open areas of grass and herbs. Found here in a forest meadow.The flower is Knautia arvensis, the field scabious. Widespread across Europe from southern Spain to central Scandinavia.
For an ongoing discussion on this butterfly's ID see http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/662...
Spotted on Jul 19, 2011
Submitted on Jul 19, 2011
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