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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 ...
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 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 site has unimproved neutral grassland, which is a nationally rare habitat. Some of it has been lost to scrub, but in other areas it is maintained by rabbit grazing. There are several uncommon butterflies, including the nationally scarce pearl-bordered fritillary and small pearl-bordered fritillary. [3]
Other rare butterfly species found at Ariundle are the pearl-bordered fritillary and the small pearl-bordered fritillary. [18] Migrant bird species found in the wood include common crossbills, common redstarts, wood warblers, tree pipits, and willow warblers. [18]
According to J. J. Day, the wood is noted as habitat for hazel dormice, pearl-bordered fritillary, and small pearl-bordered fritillary. [2] In addition, the wood consists largely of a stand of Sessile Oak Quercus petraea with Ash Fraxinus excelsior as a codominant.
Pearl-bordered fritillary – Boloria euphrosyne EN Only found in the Burren [7] Dark green fritillary – Speyeria aglaja VU Coastal species also inland in the Burren and Wicklow; Silver-washed fritillary – Argynnis paphia LC Scattered throughout Ireland, more common in southern regions.
Another butterfly, the small pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene, used to be common at Waldridge Fell but within County Durham is now confined to only four locations, all on heathland at around 300 metres above sea level. [2] The most notable plant species are found in the alder woodland along the spring-lines on the lower valley slopes.