Silver washed valezina Silver studded blue female Small skipper on betony Essex skipper Holly blue at mottisfont Silver washed group

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Silver washed valezina

The valezina variety of the female silver washed fritillary occurs only in a number of areas in Southern England. Where it does about 1 in 10 of females are of this form. They generally keep more in the shade than normally coloured females.


photographer: Tony | shooting date: Jul 20, 2009 | country: United Kingdom | location: Hampshire | in gallery: British butterflies | category: All | currently browsing: sort by: date (desc), category: All
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