This is a female, the males being brighter, with smaller black markings on the forewings. In my garden in SW France. September 2004.
by philomel Oct 2, 2007 11:54 AM
She enjoyed the wild mint by a small pond in my garden in SW France. September 2004.
by philomel Oct 2, 2007 11:58 AM
This is the brighter coloured male in my garden SW France July 2008
by philomel Jul 10, 2008 5:04 PM
The underwing of the male, showing the metallic silvery bands and the patterning.
by philomel Jul 10, 2008 5:07 PM
An overall view of the butterfly. This specimen has a tear in its wing.
by philomel Jul 10, 2008 5:09 PM
A pair mating in my woodland in SW France. August 2008.
by philomel Aug 5, 2008 6:02 PM
Female. Copyright of Rogier van Vugt, the Head Gardener at the greenhouses at Leiden University and at Hortus botanicus Leiden, from Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
by Kell Jul 22, 2019 6:22 PM
Male. Copyright of Rogier van Vugt, the Head Gardener at the greenhouses at Leiden University and at Hortus botanicus Leiden, from Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
by Kell Jul 22, 2019 6:22 PM
Male. Copyright of Rogier van Vugt, the Head Gardener at the greenhouses at Leiden University and at Hortus botanicus Leiden, from Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
by Kell Jul 22, 2019 6:22 PM
