See the wings, slightly more ragged than those of the common fritillary.

The site is rich in butterflies, including several varieties of fritillary.

The regal fritillary was once present in 18 states east of Illinois.

It is commonly known as the "false fritillary" of the Caribbean.

With a wingspan of between 45 to 58 mm, this fritillary is relatively small.

The population of Fritillary is the largest reported in Gloucestershire.

Prior to the construction of the reservoir, marsh fritillary used to breed.

The regal fritillary is highly vulnerable to environmental factors year-round.

Through a better understanding of the regal fritillary, it is possible to further conservation efforts in the right direction.

The Variegated Fritillary has been seen on different kinds of flowers.

Meadow Fritillary is a common name given for two butterfly species:

'It may be an unusual Fritillary, though it's early in the year for those.

Additionally, it blooms about two weeks after scarlet fritillary and has a different reddish color.

Scarce species include a single Dark Green Fritillary in 1999.

A serious potential threat to the regal fritillary was discovered in a captive breeding study.

They are laid singly, not in one large group such as the Marsh Fritillary.

I've just bought 80 snake's head fritillary bulbs.

As a result, a number of concerns have been raised regarding the health of the regal fritillary.

The site is known for its invertebrate life, including notably Marsh Fritillary.

They support over 240 species of flowering plants, including the rare snake's-head fritillary.

There is a butterfly similar to the Variegated Fritillary.

Its common name is Jerusalem fritillary.

Here are a list of host plants used by the Meadow Fritillary:

The site also provides habitat for the Marsh Fritillary butterfly."

The Variegated Fritillary has more black on the upper side of the hind wing.

The designation recognised the nationally scarce downy-fruited sedge (Carex tomentosa) and snake's head fritillary.

Kew plant profile: Fritillaria meleagris (snake's head fritillary)

The existence of the extremely rare Snake's Head Fritillary in the Sinn Valley has been recorded since the 19th century.

Among flowers, the Snake's Head Fritillary, Fritillaria meleagris, have a tessellated chequerboard pattern on their petals.

One interesting link with the past is the village's unofficial flower emblem - The Snake's Head Fritillary - known locally as Folfallarum'.

A most unusual and delicate flower is the Snake's Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) which has bell shaped flowers chequered in shades of maroon and white.

The meadows are home to rare flowers, such as the snake's head fritillary, and are important breeding sites for wading birds such as curlew, snipe and redshank.

One of the village's claims to fame is that it is the most northerly point in the UK where the Snake's Head Fritillary can be found growing in the wild.

F. meleagris (snake's head fritillary) is the county flower of Oxfordshire, UK, and the provincial flower of Uppland, Sweden, where it is known as kungsängslilja ("Kungsängen lily").

The orchards are managed as wildflower meadows containing flowers such as Cowslip, Primrose, Snake's Head Fritillary, Buttercup and Camassia all growing below the fruit trees of which most are traditional Ryedale varieties.

A painting by Jakob de Gheyn II., originating between 1600 and 1603 depicts shells, a caterpillar and a vase with love-in the mist, a snake's head fritillary, roses, Aquilegia, lilies-of the valley, pansies and a Tulipa schrenckii with pointed petals.

Another little bulb I've grown to love is Fritillaria meleagris, or the guinea-hen flower, so-called for its speckled, pinkish-brown blossoms.

Most gardeners have seen the commonly-grown Fritillaria mealgris or guinea-hen flower, so named for its checkered drooping flowers that have become naturalized in many Eurolpean meadows.

Called the Chequered Daffodil by Gerard because the flowere are "like the board at which men play at chesse".Also known as the Ginny Hen Flower because the markings are like those of a Guinea Fowl.

Leaving Diana, Miranda walked distractedly through the dining room, stopping to peel parchment-colored drops of wax from candlesticks and remove drooping tulips from the bowl in the center of the table.

The only touch of exoticism was the parrot sulking on its perch by the window; otherwise this nest was irredeemably suburban, from the row of family photographs beside the clock on the mantelpiece to the drooping tulips in the vase on the well-polished dining room table.