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Niobe fritillary - Chiffre

Argynnis niobe

Description:

This beautiful fritillary with a sparse Eurasian distribution is now considered as Near Threatened in several areas by the UICN. It can be distinguished from similar species of fritilliaries by an additional white basal disk on the hindwing underside.

Habitat:

Meadow with rocks and gravel, alt. 2000 m. Seen feeding off a piece of decaying plant matter.

Notes:

In the last 3 shots seen in the company of the Chalkhill bue, Polyommatus coridon, and Erebia sp.

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18 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thanks dotun55! The piece of vegetation they were on was rotting and still moist, so I guess they were still able to extract minerals and amino acids from it. Some spottings should come with smells (or maybe not...)!

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

Nice spotting! And what could they be sipping on under the scorching hot sun?

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thanks SardarBasha!

SardarBasha
SardarBasha 10 years ago

Congrats

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thank you Mona!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Beautiful.. Very nice series Daniele..

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thank you surekha!

surekha
surekha 10 years ago

Excellent captures, Daniele! Very beautiful!!!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

You are welcome Daniele. Some days are just great.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thank you Luis! If you remember my picture of the Weisshorn, this was taken nearby on the same day.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Nice series Daniele!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thanks Adi!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Wow..beautiful :)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thank you Ali!

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 10 years ago

Wonderful!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thank you so much for your kind words Maria and Tiz!

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Lovely series! When looking at your photos, it almost feels like I am there my self! Sad to hear that it is near threatened. Wonderful share!

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Very nice series!

DanielePralong
Spotted by
DanielePralong

Anniviers, Valais - Wallis, Switzerland

Spotted on Aug 21, 2013
Submitted on Oct 9, 2013

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