Queen Of Spain Fratillary Butterfly
Taken at Sorrento on 18th September 2009 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens.
 Fact File
Queen of Spain Fratillary Butterfly.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Issoria lathonia.
Lepidoptera.
Nymphalidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Wingspan:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 Field Pansy and Wild Pansy
A variety of flowers, Thistles being a particular favourite.
Male: 34 - 52 mm. Female:50 - 56 mm.
Grassland, Heathland.
September - October.
Extremely rare immigrant to the British Isles.