Family NYMPHALIDAE 
Genus ARGYNNIS, Fabricius , 1807 
THE SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITILLARY 
Argynnis selene (Schiff., 1775). 
(Plate VIII, facing page 97) 
Haunts and Distribution. Although very similar in its 
haunts and habits to A. euphrosyne, this richly-coloured little 
butterfly often frequents marshy ground and moorland in the 
Melanie aberration ot the Small 
Pearl-bordered Fritillary 
(captured, at Linford, Hants). 
neighbourhood of woods as well 
as hill-sides away from wood¬ 
lands. But its usual haunts are 
rides and openings in woods in 
spots precisely similar to those 
frequented by A. euphrosyne. 
A. selene is rather local in its 
distribution in England, but in 
Scotland it is much more abun¬ 
dant than the former. A single 
specimen recorded at Eden- 
derry, King’s Co., was undoubt¬ 
edly accidentally introduced, as 
it is not a native of Ireland. 
Its range abroad is similar to 
that of A. euphrosyne , extend¬ 
ing eastwards as far as Japan. 
Time of Appearance. The 
normal time for the appearance 
of this butterfly is throughout 
June. It starts emerging from 
the chrysalis when A. euphro¬ 
syne is going over, the two 
species overlapping in appearing 
on the wing. In sheltered spots 
it occurs also in July. 
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