Argynnis paphia on Cirsium palustre

Photo: Argynnis paphia on Cirsium palustre. Wings half open. View from the side.
Description: Argynnis paphia on Cirsium palustre. Wings half open. View from the side.
L Habitat: Inconspicuous place in the valley bottom of a hilly landscape: paved secondary road, natural place for temporary storage of logs, mixed forest and stream. Altitude: about 950m a.s.l.
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Butterfly
Lat.: Argynnis paphia
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Flower
Lat.: Cirsium palustre
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Genus: Cirsium
Location: Emmental, Switzerland
Date Month/Year: 7.2020
Photographer: Simon Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau
Number: F171879