SHF

Shepherd's fritillary — Male, probably form *palustris*. The photo to the right shows a magnified part of this specimen's wing ...

Shepherd's fritillary
Male, probably form palustris. The photo to the right shows a magnified part of this specimen's wing ...	There is a fairly thick black mark in s2 which is very near the junction of v3 and the cell (see Mountain fritillary for more detail). There is another suggested diagnostic for distinguishing Mountain and Shepherd's and this requires inspection of the lines of black spots in the sub-marginal area of the upper side forewing: ... if the two lines of spots from s1b to s6 are parallel with one another then it's Mountain; if not, it's Shepherd's. In this case, it appears to confirm Shepherd's.	Shows fairly contrasting colours. In general, underside of hindwing shows brighter and more contrasting colours than those seen on Mountain fritillary.