Male

Female

Forewing Length: 27-37mm;
Wingspan: 54-70mm;
Proboscis Length: 13mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(2-3 Weeks)	August - June	?	June - September (Earliest: 29.6)

Biotopes:	Spruce Forest Edge	Beech Forest Edge
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Several Violaceae
Food: (Adult)	Cirsium palustre Nectar	Senecio nemorensis Nectar
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Exorista larvarum Larva
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Argynnis paphia
UK Butterflies Silver-washed Fritillary
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Argynnis paphia
Lepiforum: Argynnis paphia

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