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85-0549 Marsh fritillary on Fragrant orchid, Knapdale, Kintyre
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CEP - Knapdale
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) butterfly on Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), Danna, Knapdale. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar on June 22, 1985
22 June 1985
85-0504 Marsh Fritillary, North Knapdale, Kintyre
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CEP - Kintyre
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) butterfly, Danna, Knapdale. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar on June 22, 1985
22 June 1985
Marsh fritillary, Knapdale
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CEP - Knapdale
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) butterfly on Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), Danna, Knapdale. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar on June 22, 1985
22 June 1985
84-0810 Small pearl-bordered fritillary on Marsh thistle, Loch Ard forest, Aberfoyle
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CEP - Loch Lomond
The Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene), seen here, can be difficult to distinguish from the Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) unless the underwing is viewed clearly. It does however frequent damper and grassy habitats, unlike the Pearl-bordered. A widespread butterfly in Scotland, pictured here taking nectar from a Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) at Loch Ard, Aberfoyle. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1984.
17 June 1984
4 greetings cards - Butterflies - Portrait
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Products
A set of 4 greetings cards of butterflies including a Small tortoiseshell, Common blue, Peacock and Marsh fritillary
18 May 2016
£4.00
Marsh fritillary butterfly
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Seil
Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) on Seil in Argyllshire, quite uncommon in Britain but with a stronghold in Argyllshire where its caterpillar food plant Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) grows well.
30 May 2010
Marsh fritillary butterfly
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Seil
Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) on Seil in Argyllshire, quite uncommon in Britain but with a stronghold in Argyllshire where its caterpillar food plant Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) grows well.
30 May 2010
Peacock butterfly on Pussy Willow, Possil Marsh
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Glasgow - Possil Marsh
Peacock (Aglais io) on Pussy Willow (Salix caprea) at Possil Marsh, Glasgow, one of the earliest butterflies to appear in the spring, taken by David Palmar. This is a somewhat worn specimen, which has just come out of hibernation, having overwintered as an adult.
03 April 2021
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly, Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) butterfly, Grantown East, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. From the top, the butterfly is orange with black markings, and doesn't look green. The "dark green" refers to the underwing, which has white patches and in many cases the green isn't actually very dark!
28 July 2023
Dark Green Fritillary, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja), Speyside, taken by David Palmar