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ARGYNNIS PAPHIA
| English name: | Silver-washed Fritillary |
| Norwegian name: | Keiserkåpe |
| Auctor: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Original description: | as Papilio Nymphalis paphia in Syst.Nat. (Edn. 10) I: 481. |
| Syn.: | anargyra Staudinger, 1871 |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Sweden. |
| Worldwide distribution: | Algeria, Europe, temperate parts of Asia to China, Korea and Japan. |
| Subspecies in Norway: | A.p.paphia. |
A. paphia paphia | |
| Auctor: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Syn.: | -- |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Sweden. |
| Distribution in Norway: | South-east Norway. |
| Notes: | A. paphia is a rare species in the northern part of Oslofjord. Further south along the coast between Oslo |
| and Kristiansand it is more common. | |
| The bronze-green female form valesina is very rare in Norway. | |
| Described forms found in Norway: | ff. valesina Esper |
| Etymology: | paphia: Paphos, city of Cyprus, sacred of Venus. |
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| ARGYNNIS PAPHIA PAPHIA |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Remarks |
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| 1 | 28 | TEI | Seljord | 27-JUL-2002 | male |
| 2 | 11 | AAY | Risør | 21-JUL-2001 | male (ventral view) |
| 3 | 28 | BØ | Nedre Eiker | 23-JUL-2001 | female |
| 4 | 28 | BØ | Nedre Eiker | 05-AUG-2001 | female (ventral view) |
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