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The small pearl-bordered fritillary is similar to the pearl-bordered fritillary but has black chevrons on the edge of its wings, a large central black dot on each wing, and white pearls on the underside. Males tend to be smaller than females, with a wingspan of 35 to 41 mm. Females are 38 to 44 mm in length.
This is a list of species of butterfly with the common name fritillary.The term fritillary refers to the chequered markings on the wings, usually black on orange, and derives from the Latin fritillus, meaning "dice-box" (or, according to some sources, a "chequerboard"); the fritillary flower, with its chequered markings, has the same derivation. [1]
The pearl-bordered fritillary is often confused with the small pearl-bordered fritillary, but can be distinguished by the triangle along its pearl border (the small pearl-bordered has black chevrons) as well as the presence of a single silver spot in the middle of a row of yellow spots. The female has darker markings and rounder wings than the ...
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries and Small Tortoiseshells saw their lowest numbers in 48 years of monitoring, conservationists found. Some UK butterfly species drop to lowest recorded numbers ...
The National Trust is leading a planting scheme with 20,000 marsh violets planted to help the small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly.
This is a list of the butterflies of family Nymphalidae, or the "browns", ... Small pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Small tortoiseshell, Nymphalis urticae; Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus; Small pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene; Andromeda satyr, Cithaerias andromeda; Texan crescentspot butterfly, Anthanassa texana texana; Zerene fritillary, Speyeria zerene (includes several subspecies such as Oregon silverspot, Speyeria zerene hippolyta)
Roe deer and purple hairstreak butterflies can both be seen here, as well as the extremely rare pearl-bordered fritillary and the small pearl-bordered fritillary. [7] On the south-facing wooded slope towards Gooseham Mill the trees are coppiced to create clearings, and vegetation is thinned to keep it low so that flowers and insects can flourish.