Dark Green Fritillary

Because of its wing span, the Dark Green Fritillary does not go unnoticed. The upper side of its wings is a beautiful orange colour decorated with black marks; the underneath is sprinkled with pearly patches on a background of green scales. It is a big butterfly with a wingspan of 50 to 60 m, quite common but starting to become rarer due to the disappearance of its habitat due to the changes in agricultural practices... In fact its caterpillar which is black in colour dotted with orange on the sides feeds almost completely on the leaves of violets which can only be found in the prairies which are used extensively.