Alex Perry
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Bulgaria 2022: Scarce Fritillary

Here are a few more images of Scarce Fritillary from the final site we visited in the Suha Reka. We counted 75+ individuals along the track, most settling and puddling on the ground. Occassionly one would pose at the base of a tree or bush, and once or twice even on a plant. This is a very localised butterfly in Bulgaria, known mainly from a scattering of woodland fringes and glades in the north of the country.

Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna) in northern Bulgaria
Scarce Fritillary
Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna) in northern Bulgaria
Scarce Fritillary
Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna) in northern Bulgaria
Scarce Fritillary
Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna) in northern Bulgaria
Scarce Fritillary
Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna) in northern Bulgaria
Scarce Fritillary
Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna) in northern Bulgaria
Scarce Fritillary
Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna) in northern Bulgaria
Scarce Fritillary