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Two orange and greenish butterflies with black and white markings on some green vegetation

Dark Green Fritillaries. Photo: Paul Swann

Three orange butterflies with black markings on some green vegetation

Dark Green Fritillaries. Photo: Paul Swann

Two photos sent to us by Paul back in the summer with the following comments:

Warm and windy at Badbury Rings last Friday, 17/06/2022 so the numerous DGFs, especially at the Wimborne end of the Rings, were pretty manic and hard to nail down.
I think I was watching mating activity but the female managed to resist all attempts by up to 3 males (all at once).
Two pale orange and brown butterflies with black and white markings in some vegetation

Dark Green Fritillaries. Photo: Shona Refoy

Two pale orange and brown butterflies with black and white markings in some vegetation

Dark Green Fritillaries. Photo: Shona Refoy

Two photos from Shona sent in telling us:

Fontmell Down has turned orange! I saw 160 Dark Green Fritillaries there today, 21/06/2022 before I stopped counting (to be sure of avoiding duplication) – there must actually have been a lot more!

I was thinking that there must be some mating pairs somewhere, when a male trying to join in drew my attention to this pair in the undergrowth – the beautifully fresh female is on top. Several more males tried to join in while I was watching them!

Three resting orange butterflies with black markings

Dark Green Fritillaries. Photo: Mel Bray

A remarkable photo sent to us by Mel with the following comments:

Simply had to send you this one – You can spend ages looking for something and then suddenly three of them appear! These Dark Green Fritillaries were I think sheltering from the wind at Badbury Rings today, 08/06/2020 but if anybody can provide another explanation I’d be interested to know.