Pearl-bordered Fritillary
(Boloria Euphrosyne)
A butterfly of woodlands, the Pearl-bordered Fritillary particularly favours large areas of deciduous forest and sometimes inhabits heathland.
The underside has two silver spots and a border of seven pearls.
One brood is usual, flying May-June but in exceptionally warm years, a second brood may occur in August but more likely on the continent.
Eggs are laid on Dog Violet and the spiked larvae which are black but flecked with white, feed up before hibernation.
14-4-2011 © Bob Eade
Taken on May 18, 2014
11-05-15 - New Forest, Hants
Taken on May 7, 2013 © Andy Seely
Taken on April 28, 2014
Taken on May 17, 2008
Taken on May 17, 2014 in North Yorkshire
Taken in woods near Arundel, West Sussex. -Taken on May 12, 2013
17-May-2014 © Tim Melling
© Jan Jurníček
Taken on April 28, 2014
Taken on May 8, 2014
Taken on July 2, 2012 in Kinlet, UK
© John Chapple
Larva (Caterpillar):
Imago (Adult):
Videos:
Taken on April 22, 2014 © Andy Seely
© Robert Solomon
© Andy Seely
Taken on April 22, 2014 © Andy Seely
Taken on April 24, 2014 © Andy Seely
© Andy Seely Taken on April 22, 2014
Taken on April 22, 2014 © Andy Seely
5-5-2010 in Abbotts Wood © Bob Eade
Copulation:
© Jan Jurníček
© Jan Jurníček
Oviposition (Egg Laying):
Pupa (Chrysalis):
