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High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe Wingspan 60mm. Fast-flying butterfly associated with windswept, open country. Adult has orange-brown upperwings with dark spots; underside of hindwing has brownish scaling. Flies July–August. Larva feeds on violets. Status Scarce and rather endangered, found mainly in W and NW England; favours meadows and open, grassy woodlands.
- Copyright
- PAUL STERRY/Nature Photographers Ltd
- Image Size
- 3543x3188 / 4.5MB
- www.naturephotographers.co.uk
- Contained in galleries
- BUTTERFLY CUT-OUTS, BUTTERFLIES

