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Argynnis aglaja
Trackside plants below treeline at 1650 metres asl.
1=2678 = aglaja
2=2671 = Niobe - removed
3=2676 - most likely aglaja
4=1=2678 - duplicate removed
5=2595 - possibly likely adippe
Spotted on Jul 25, 2018
Submitted on Nov 6, 2018
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You have at least two different species here Malcolm:
pic 1 and 4 is Argynnis aglaja
pic 2 is Argynnis niobe
pic 3 is most likely Argynnis aglaja
pic 5 is possibly likely A. Adippe
This is a difficult group isn't it? ;-) The Swiss butterfly site that I contribute to has a key that can guide you through this, but unfortunately it's available only in French:
https://lepido.ch/determination
I'm emailing you some graphic information that'll help you to better differentiate these 3 fritillaries.