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Dark Green Fritillary DSC_2405

            Dark Green Fritillary, (female) / mesoacidalia aglaja. Lindrick Common, S. Yorkshire. 09/07/17.

A very confiding female who stayed nectaring long enough for several images to be made of her. Although most of her white wing fringes have worn off and her colour has faded a little with age, she still shows the attributes of a female DGF.

Female Dark Green Fritillaries tend to be noticeably paler in colour than the males. In fact they can best be described as having a washed out look, even when fresh. The most defining feature for me though are the pale 'spots' on the upperside edges of both the forewings and hindwings. I always think that they look like lines of tacking stitches!

Taken on: July 9, 2017

Tags:

dark green fritillary

mesoacidalia aglaja

south yorkshire

butterfly

widespread

locally frequent

occur throughout Britain

coastland

inland

rural

coastal dunes

clifftops

open grassland

unimproved grassland

calcareous grassland

woodland clearings

orangey-brown upper wings

black wing markings

f.=pale spots u/side wing edges

like tacking stitches

f. = larger + paler

f. has 'washed out' look

h/w underside=green sheen

h/w underside=silver spots

males more conspicuous

nectar early am / late pm

fly mid-June to August

f.p=thistles + knapweeds

high summer

morning sunshine

becoming humid

knapweed

flowerheads

perched

confiding

active

feeding

nectaring

female

worn wing fringes

faded tones

low PoV

macro

bokeh « less

Sets appears in: • Butterflies

Groups appears in: • Wildlife Of Great Britain and Ireland. • Birds and Wildlife UK more » • Countryfile • Wildlife UK • BBC Springwatch (Official) • Butterflies of Britain • Moths and butterflies of The British Isles • Butterflies, Moths and Insects UK • WILD BRITAIN. • Butterflies and Moths of Great Britain & Ireland • UK Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars • Wild life photography bokeh • East Midlands Butterflies • British Isles Flora and Fauna • Birds and nature of the uk « less

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