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Sunday, 9 August 2015

Why Silver-Washed ?

Why is the Silver-washed Fritillary so named. 
Look at the underside of the wings of this female below.
You can see there are streaks of silver on the hind wings. 





A few action shots below of male and female Silver-washed in preliminary courtship flight.






They eventually ended up high up on Oak tree leaves





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25 comments:

  1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure9 August 2015 at 08:13

    Such a beautiful butterfly and these are fabulous images Roy

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  2. Marc Heath9 August 2015 at 09:10

    Lovely set Roy, particularly the top shot.

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  3. John9 August 2015 at 16:38

    Hi Roy! Lovely shots! I have seen a few Silver-washed Fritillaries with the silver wash on their upper wing too.
    J
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  4. holdingmoments9 August 2015 at 17:03

    Excellent set Roy.

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  5. Nathailes SANTA MARIA9 August 2015 at 20:55

    ta première photo est extraordinaire, grand bravo Roy

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  6. Amanda Peters9 August 2015 at 22:10

    Just lovely...
    Amanda xx

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  7. Marianne De Vogelkijker9 August 2015 at 22:35

    Hi Roy, I saw my first Silver washed Fritillaries today and you made a blog, thats nice. I also did see male and female but not making babys ;-).

    Lovely photo's and explanation of the English name (the Dutch name has nthing to do with silver.

    Regards,
    Marianne

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  8. Linda10 August 2015 at 15:40

    Gorgeous series of capture, Roy, and thanks so much for the info as well.

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  9. The Quacks of Life10 August 2015 at 18:17

    pretty little flutter!! i am chuffed as I saw my first ever white lettered hairstreak!!

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    1. Roy Norris11 August 2015 at 11:37

      Thanks Pete, well done on that capture, not easy to find.

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  10. DeniseinVA11 August 2015 at 20:43

    Absolutely beautiful Roy and thanks for not giving the game away on my post :)

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  11. grammie g11 August 2015 at 21:34

    Hey Roy.. Well you sure have been flitting about haven't you. ;} . Have you ever falling about trying to keep up with those quick movers?

    Well named lovely butterfly. Nice shots of them too!

    Grace

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  12. Ian Doyle12 August 2015 at 14:23

    Super photos Roy.

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  13. Linda Yarrow13 August 2015 at 21:02

    I have wondered why they are called 'Silver-washed', I did guess it was to do with the underside of their wings. I think this butterfly is doing well this year. Well done for catching their courtship flight :-)

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    1. Roy Norris14 August 2015 at 00:58

      Thanks Lyn. Yes we have had a good number up here this year again like last year.

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