European Meadow Fritillary

Melitaea parthenoides, the meadow fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. Note that the common name meadow fritillary is also used for the North American species Boloria bellona. It is found in south-western Europe, more specifically on the Iberian Peninsula, south-western France, parts of the Italian Alps and southern and south-western Germany and a few regions of Switzerland. Recently one was spotted by an officer for The Parks Trust on private farmland in Tingewick, Buckingham,...