Glanville Fritillary
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Melitaea cinxia
Common on the Isle of Wight, but a few occur on mainland Britain.
Caterpillars have a reddish-brown head and a spiny black body with small white dots.
The Larvae feeds on Sea Plantain.
On the upper side of the hindwings they have a row of black dots.
The hindwings have white and orange bands and a series of black dots inside them, also clearly visible on the reverse.
Females are usually more dull than Males with more developed black dots.
In a row of heavy black dots in the submarginal row of spots on the hindwing is characteristic.
Excepting the pale yellow black-dotted apex, the forewing beneath uniformly reddish leather-yellow, with dispersed blackspots, which vary in number.
Flight period is May & June.