Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Male Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly showing 4 scent marks.
Side view showing silver wash.
On Bob's hand.
The above photos taken in South London by Bob Clark.
Female Silver-washed Fritillary, taken in Hertfordshire, UK by Liz Barrett.
It is native to most of Europe and temperate Asia plus part of North Africa.
The underside. Above right showing silver wash on green on hind wing.
Indicating its reach into Asia, the photos immediately above and below of a female Silver-Washed
were taken in southeastern Kazakhstan by Alexandra Makhnina.
Almost a view of the diagnostic silver-washed green underside. It is feeding on wild marjoram
(Origanum vulgare). The High Brown Fritillary, A. adippe,
also present in UK and Tian Shan, Kazakhstan, and with a similar topside, has a very different orange and white underside.
Two photos of male Silver-washed showing the 4 scent bands which release pheromones, also from southeastern Kazakhstan
by Alexandra Makhnina.