Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch
Saving butterflies, moths and our environment
All the pictures of British 'Duke of Burgundy' shown on the original sightings page
The Duke of Burgundy is the only European member of the Riodinidae family but is often referred to as a fritillary due in part to its colouration. The species was last recorded in Hertfordshire at a known site in 1998, but there are several colonies in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire on the Chiltern Hills.
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| Bedfordshire © photo: Bob Cripps |
Bedfordshire © photo: Bob Cripps |
2009 - Hertfordshire garden near Tring © photo: Alan Bernard |
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| Buckinghamshire © photo: Trevor Chapman |
Bedfordshire © photo: Steve Lane |
Bedfordshire © photo: Steve Lane |
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| Bedfordshire © photo: Steve Lane |
Bedfordshire © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
Probable female with eggs Buckinghamshire © photo: Andrew Palmer |
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| Wiltshire © photo: Nick Sampford |
Buckinghamshire © photo: Trevor Chapman |
Bedfordshire © photo: Steve Lane |
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| Egg-laying female Buckinghamshire © photo: Michael Girling courtesy of the Beds & Northants Branch |
Mating pair Bedfordshire © photo: Steve Lane |
Buckinghamshire © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
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| Buckinghamshire © photo: Trevor Chapman |
© photo: Sandra Standbridge |
Wiltshire © photo: Nick Sampford |