Natural History Photographs

by Cor Zonneveld


Family Lycaenidae
subfamily Riodininae: Metalmarks


Hamearis lucina
There is only one European Metalmark: the Duke of Burgundy Fritillary.

Torla, Spain; May 1982.
Male on perch in territory. Habitat
Torla (Spanish Pyrenees), Spain; May 1982.
The upperside looks much like a fritillary!

Eiffel, Germany; June 1991. Habitat


Torla, Spain; May 1982.
Male on perch in territory, in slightly
uncharacteristic habitat. Landscape