Macro Mondays - AllNatural
Marsh Fritillary
Although, as its name suggests the Marsh Fritillary is found mainly in damp, flowery meadows and marshy woodland clearings, some colonies, especially in southern England, exist on drier downland slopes where lush growths of Devil’s-bit Scabious or Small Scabious are found. This is a butterfly in serious decline throughout Europe, and in Britain it has been lost from most central and eastern counties. Drainage, overgrazing and abandonment of damp grasslands have hastened this decline, resulting in fragmentation of suitable habitats and preventing recolonisation from adjacent colonies.
Macro Mondays - AllNatural
Marsh Fritillary
Although, as its name suggests the Marsh Fritillary is found mainly in damp, flowery meadows and marshy woodland clearings, some colonies, especially in southern England, exist on drier downland slopes where lush growths of Devil’s-bit Scabious or Small Scabious are found. This is a butterfly in serious decline throughout Europe, and in Britain it has been lost from most central and eastern counties. Drainage, overgrazing and abandonment of damp grasslands have hastened this decline, resulting in fragmentation of suitable habitats and preventing recolonisation from adjacent colonies.