OTHER NAMES: Greater Silver-streaked Fritillaria
Latin Etymology: Argnnis (an epithet of Aphrodite) paphia ("relating to love"?)
Adult Silver-washed Fritillary (subspecies A. p. butleri) at Pencarrow, Cornwall - July 2019
Featured Subspecies: Argynnis paphia butleri
Length: ? / Wingspan: 69-80mm
UK Status: Least Concern / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
The Silver-Washed Fritillary is the largest of the UK's Fritillaries, it is a substantial butterfly found in open areas within (usually deciduous) woodland. It's main food-plant as a larvae is a dog-violent. It is a very broadly ranging species, found from Europe to Japan across the palaearctic. With the exception of the comma, fritillaries are not that obvious in the UK normally, however, the Silver-washed is distributed across the southern half of England.
Related Species:
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Argynnis
SUBSPECIES: A. p. butleri, A. p. thalassata, A. p. dives, A. p. argyrorrhytes, A. p.delila, A. p. masandarensis, A. p. pusilla, A. p. neopaphia, A. p. virescens, A. p. geisha, A. p. tsushimana, A. p. megalegoria, A. p. argyrophontes, A. p. formosicola
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A widespread but local resident species
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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