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Brenthis daphne

Marbled Fritillary

Field Notes

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Valais, Switzerland, June 2009

 

Valais, Switzerland, June 2009
With similarly coloured species of the Skipper family - Large Skipper, Ochlodes venata

 

Turin, Italy, July 2009

 

Isère, France, July 2006

 

Bucharest, Romania, June 2006

 

Geneva, Switzerland, June 2007

 

Geneva, Switzerland, June 2005

 

Macedonia, Greece, July 2004

 

daphne - rectangular area heavily shaded orange-
pink to outer side.

ino - rectangular area
uniform clear pale yellow

 

Macedonia, Greece, July 2004

 

Valais, Switzerland, June 2004

 

Provence, France, June 2003

 

Provence, France, June 2003

 

This is a widespread species over much of southern and eastern Europe. It is not often common though but usually there are a few to be seen feeding at flowers at any given site. It frequents lush meadows with flowers. It is distinguished from its close relative the Lesser Marbled Fritillary, Brenthis ino, by its larger size and the underside rectangular marking outside the cell. This is half shaded with brown/ purple in daphne, clear cream in ino.

 

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