Glanville fritillary ( Melitaea cinxia)  (in flight on left) with  High brown fritillary (Argynnis adippe ) - Insects & Spiders &  other animals 2021
Glanville fritillary ( Melitaea cinxia) (in flight on left) with High brown fritillary (Argynnis adippe ).Both widespread species in Europe but rare and diminishing in the UK. feeding on nectar from Adenostylis australis, a butterfly magnet in alpine regions. Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy Junly 2021


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Heath fritillary (Melitaea athalia)
 European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)  ♂︎
Silver-Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia
Heath fritillary (Melitaea athalia)
Glanville fritillary ( Melitaea cinxia)
Glanville fritillary ( Melitaea cinxia)  with scarce copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
Glanville fritillary ( Melitaea cinxia)
The six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)
Apollo or mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo),
Long-horned beetle (Aegosoma scabricorne)
Long-horned beetle (Aegosoma scabricorne)
Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)
Large elephant hawk (Deilephilia elpenor)
European Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus tredecimaguttatus
European Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus tredecimaguttatus