tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926693712521942360.post4554385560999610899..comments2023-05-05T16:00:41.284+01:00Comments on Michael Foley: Natural History ©: BUTTERFLY: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Haverthwaite, Cumbria, and a comparison with its close relativeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926693712521942360.post-55869471959040824662010-10-11T17:58:16.926+01:002010-10-11T17:58:16.926+01:00As you have found, this species should always be l...As you have found, this species should always be looked out for on Cumbrian bogs in the lowlands or valley mires in the uplands, as well as in rush pastures and damp rushy gullies in the hills, if they still are unimproved and still have herbs flowering. SPB Fritillary uses marsh violet as well as the dog violets it eats in grasslands, and the marsh violet is extremely widespread in damp sites in the Lake District, as is the small pearl-bordered fritillary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com