A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Argynnis paphia
This male of this large fritillary species is unmistakable with its bright orange colour and the presence of 4 distinctive black veins on its forewings that contain special scent scales that are used in courtship.
Edge of woodlands with thistles, alt. 1200 m.
The English name for this butterfly comes from its ventral view, which has a striking silvery sheen when viewed from certain angles.
Spotted on Aug 10, 2013
Submitted on Sep 28, 2013
13 Comments
Thanks Luis and Satyen!
Beautiful find Daniele!
Lovely pics Daniele!
Thanks Adarsha!
Love it :)
Thank you Mona!
Very beautiful..
Thanks Akshi!
Wow its beautiful!
Thanks for your kind words Rustic 41! Isn't it a thrill when one finds a pristine specimen? :-)
A truly beautiful specimen! Nice macro photography.
Thanks Jopy! Maybe next summer? Here I'm afraid they're gone now, but I'm only now finding the time to upload some of my own butterflies :)
beautiful one!¨I tried this summer to spot this butterfly but without success :)