The marsh fritillary butterfly lays its eggs in sheltered pockets between taller grasses, which provide the warm conditions in which the eggs and caterpillars can develop quickly.

The marsh violets, the food for the larvae of the small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly, are being planted on Norbury Hill. The aim is to plant 20,000 this winter, which Dr Charlie Bell, the ...

Conservationists say one of Europe's rarest butterflies, the marsh fritillary, is thriving in ... "It may be that if the right food plant is growing in the right situation they could ...

Another Life: My favourite colour sings out in the flowers of the chives in the herb garden: fluffy amethyst tufts above a perfect… Another Life: My favourite colour sings out in the flowers of ...

Hundreds of marsh fritillary butterflies have been reintroduced back into the Welsh countryside by conservationists, the BBC reported. "Many of our species are on the brink, right on the edge, and ...

In a year when a “butterfly emergency” has been declared, one species in Northern Ireland is bucking the trend. The marsh fritillary made its presence felt in autumn, when the caterpillars ...

The National Trust is leading a planting scheme with 20,000 marsh violets planted to help the small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly. Jump to content US Edition Change ...

Just as milkweed plants are required for monarch caterpillars, wild violets are the essential element to fritillaries’ reproductive cycle. The female butterfly lays her eggs near wild violet ...

If you plant host plants for butterflies in your yard, your dream of having a yard full of butterflies will soon come true.

A team of volunteers are planting thousands of flowers in the Shropshire Hills in an effort to improve the habitat of a rare butterfly. The marsh violets, the food for the larvae of the small ...

The National Trust is leading a planting scheme with 20,000 marsh violets planted to help the small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly. Newsletters Reader Rewards ...

The National Trust is leading a planting scheme with 20,000 marsh violets planted to help the small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly. Skip to main content Menu ...