Pearl-bordered Fritillary male, New Parks ©R.Winnall
Pearl-bordered Fritillary female, New Parks ©R.Winnall
Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwings, Dowles ©R.Winnall
Pearl-bordered Fritillary caterpillar, New Parks ©R.Winnall
Pearl-bordered Fritillary pupa (©Rosemary Winnall)
Silver-washed Fritillary male, Longdon ©R.Winnall
Silver-washed Fritillary female nectaring on Marsh Thistle, Longdon ©R.Winnall
Silver-washed Fritillary underwings, Longdon ©R.Winnall
Silver-washed Fritillary egg-laying on larch ©R.Winnall
Silver-washed Fritillary caterpillar, Postensplain ©R.Winnall
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary male, New Parks ©R.Winnall
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary female, Dowles ©R.Winnall
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary female, Wyre Forest ©R.Winnall
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary underwings, Dowles ©R.Winnall
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries roosting on wood-rush, Town Coppice ©R.Winnall
Butterflies, Nymphalidae – fritillaries
Fritillaries that can be found breeding in the Wyre Forest are the Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Silver-washed Fritillary. The caterpillars all feed on violet plants.
Published 27th May 2011 at 11:00 pm
