Rioninidae - Herts & Middx Butterfly Conservation

The Riodinidae family
(Metalmarks)


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.

Species Name
Scientific Name
Branch Status
60.001 BF1582 - Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina
No known colonies
Duke of Burgundy 2007 - Bob Cripps
Duke of Burgundy 2007 - Bob Cripps
Duke of Burgundy 2009 - Alan Bernard
Bedfordshire
© photo: Bob Cripps
Bedfordshire
© photo: Bob Cripps
2009 - Hertfordshire garden near Tring
© photo: Alan Bernard
Duke of Burgundy 2006 - Trevor Chapman
Duke of Burgundy 2007 - Steve Lane
Duke of Burgundy 2007 - Steve Lane
Buckinghamshire
© photo: Trevor Chapman
Bedfordshire
© photo: Steve Lane
Bedfordshire
© photo: Steve Lane
Duke of Burgundy 2006 - Steve Lane
Duke of Burgundy 2006 - Sandra Standbridge
Duke of Burgundy 2006 - Andrew Palmer
Bedfordshire
© photo: Steve Lane
Bedfordshire
© photo: Sandra Standbridge
Probable female with eggs
Buckinghamshire
© photo: Andrew Palmer
Duke of Burgundy 2002 - Nick Sampford
Duke of Burgundy 2004 - Trevor Chapman
Duke of Burgundy 2005 - Steve Lane
Wiltshire
© photo: Nick Sampford
Buckinghamshire
© photo: Trevor Chapman
Bedfordshire
© photo: Steve Lane
Duke of Burgundy 2003 - Michael Girling
Duke of Burgundy mating pair 2005 - Steve Lane
Duke of Burgundy 2005 - Sandra Standbridge
Egg-laying female
Buckinghamshire
© photo: Michael Girling
courtesy of the Beds & Northants Branch
Mating pair
Bedfordshire
© photo: Steve Lane
Buckinghamshire
© photo: Sandra Standbridge
Duke of Burgundy 2004 - Trevor Chapman
Duke of Burgundy 2004 - Sandra Standbridge
Duke of Burgundy 2002 - Nick Sampford
Buckinghamshire
© photo: Trevor Chapman

© photo: Sandra Standbridge
Wiltshire
© photo: Nick Sampford