Silver-washed fritillaries (Argynnis paphia), mating, Rushbeds Wood, Oxfordshire
Date 21 July 2015, 12:39:06
Source Own work, from Sharp Photography, http://www.sharpphotography.co.uk/
Author Charlesjsharp https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silver-washed_fritillaries_(Argynnis_paphia)_mating.jpg

The silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palaearctic ecozone – Algeria, Europe, temperate Asia and Japan.
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Argynnis
Species: Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)