Butterflies - Queen of spain fritillary

A very nice encounter in our garden in Scherpenheuvel (Flanders, Belgium) was the Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia). This butterfly mainly lives near the coast but it can fly great distances. The underside of the hindwings hav prominent, large oval silver-coloured spots.

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