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Mountain Fritillary
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
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E Switzerland, July 2003 Female showing violet sheen |
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Provence, France, July 2003 Markings rather well defined |
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Provence, France, July 2003 Female |
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Provence, France, July 2003 Female with Large Ringlet, Erebia euryale. |
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This is one of two species I find very difficult to separate - the other one is the Shepherd's Fritillary, C. pales. There are another 2 very similar species (Balkan and Cranberry Fritillaries, B. graeca and B. aquilonaris) that further confuse the situation but these are both relatively uncommon where they overlap and can be readily separated. See the table for B. graeca for more information on all 4 species. Certain females of napaea are instantly recognisable by the violet mauve sheen that covers the uppersides. Specimens without this sheen need closer inspection for proper identification. To separate napaea and pales it is first necessary to note where they were found. Their ranges only overlap in the eastern Pyrenees and the Alps. In the Pyrenees:
In the Alps:
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