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06-05-2011, 08:08 PM
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| |  Glanville Fritillary
Hello,
This Glanville Fritillary feeding on bird's-foot trefoil was photographed near Sandown, IoW this afternoon. The hind wings look a little crumpled around the edges, not fully expanded, so perhaps it had emerged in the last day or so.
Also noted a Dingy Skipper, a few Small Copper and a couple of Wall butterflies.
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06-05-2011, 08:17 PM
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| | | Re: Glanville Fritillary
What a wonderful butterfly. I know Sandown well- I wish when I'd been there in my youth, I had looked for these.
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07-05-2011, 06:41 AM
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Lovely sighting! I would love to see one, well done.
The crumpling of the wings is symmetrical, so I wondered the same as you.
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07-05-2011, 10:08 AM
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Great find! And such a beautiful butterfly 
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07-05-2011, 06:42 PM
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| | | Re: Glanville Fritillary
Thank you for your comments. Exactly three weeks ago the larvae were feeding on their food plant, ribwort plantain. Here's one: 
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08-05-2011, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Rambling Rob  This Glanville Fritillary feeding on bird's-foot trefoil was photographed near Sandown, IoW this afternoon. |
What a beauty! 
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