Dark Green Fritillary

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Dark Green Fritillary
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera (unranked) Rhopalocera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Heliconiinae Tribe: Heliconiini Subtribe: Argynnina Genus: Argynnis Species: A. aglaja
Binomial name
Argynnis aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is often seen, on pastures and flowery banks, and nearby areas where the preferred foodplants for the larvae, Viola canina and Viola riviniana, grow.

[edit] References

• Emmet, A.M., J. Heath et al. (Ed.), 1990. The Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 7 Part 1 (Hesperiidae to Nymphalidae). Harley Books, Colechester, UK. 370p.
• Tomlinson, D. and R. Still, 2002. Britain's Butterflies. WildGuides, Old Basing, UK. 192p.