Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

It's time to read and vote for your favorite article in the 2013 Write-Off Contest! The four finalist's articles are featured in the May 13 newsletter and can be found through this link. Hurry! Voting ends May 18.

Guides and Information

Welcome!

You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!

Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.

Login

If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.

Username:

Password:

Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Nymphalidae (nim-FAL-ih-dee) (Info)
Genus: Argynnis
Species: paphia
Profile:
1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Member Notes:

Rating Author Comment

Positive philomel On Oct 2, 2007, philomel from Castelnau RB Pyrenées
France
(Zone 8a) wrote:
This is a relatively large fritillary, flying June to August. Its caterpillar food plant is the violet, but the female lays her eggs on a tree trunk near to violets and the caterpillars hibernate there before descending to feed the following spring.

By philomel
By philomel
By philomel
By philomel
By philomel
By philomel

Your actions

» Upload an image of this bug

« Return to the BugFiles homepage

Timer: 16.65 jiffies (0.16648316383362).

Overwhelmed? There's a lot to see here. Try starting at our homepage.