Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene

ab. alba Lienard 1850

The ground colour is a silvery white.

ab. alba Lienard 1850

The ground colour is a silvery white.

trans ab. pleisiensis Jesatko 1944

The specimen shown is a transitional form.

The ground colour of all wings white with a brownish tinge.

The black markings are more of a dark brown and some spots are extended.

Underside with the hindwing spots pure white instead of pearly white.

ab. pleisiensis Jesatko 1944

The ground colour of all wings white with a brownish tinge.

The black markings are more of a dark brown and some spots are extended.

Underside with the hindwing spots pure white instead of pearly white.

ab. flavescens Lempke 1956

The upperside ground colour is a yellow-brown strikingly different to the normal colour.

ab. bernhardi Schutze 1918

The ground colour, especially on the forewings is heavily dusted with black scales resulting in the markings being lightly indicated.

ab. bernhardi Schutze 1918

The ground colour, especially on the forewings is heavily dusted with black scales resulting in the markings being lightly indicated.

ab. bernhardi Schutze 1918

The ground colour, especially on the forewings is heavily dusted with black scales resulting in the markings being lightly indicated.

ab. nigricans Oberthur 1925

These specimens have the whole of the upperside a black-brown except for an orange-brown marginal band which is cut by black-brown rays or streaks which extend along the veins.

trans ab. medionigrans Cabeau 1930

A transitional form nearing the following description.

The upperside of the forewings have a broad black median fascia or band reaching from the costa to the inner margin.

The hindwings are normal.

trans ab. transversa Tutt 1896

This is a transitional stage towards the following:

The black transverse marking of the upperside are larger and broader, and more distinctly united to form a band.

The median spots can form a thin band transversely across the wings giving a zig-zag appearance.

ab. transversa Tutt 1896

This is an extreme example of the following:

The black transverse marking of the upperside are larger and broader, and more distinctly united to form a band.

The median spots can form a thin band transversely across the wings giving a zig-zag appearance.

ab. hoffmanni Kiefer 1916

The black markings are very strong on the upperside of all wings and partly flow together.

ab. gerda Schultz 1908

The upperside of the forewings have the antemarginal black spots uniting with the black pattern of the outer margin in the form of streaks or rays.

The hindwings are very similarly marked.

ab. gerda Schultz 1908

The upperside of the forewings have the antemarginal black spots uniting with the black pattern of the outer margin in the form of streaks or rays.

The hindwings are very similarly marked.

ab. semicadmeis Lempke 1956

The submarginal spots on the upperside of the hindwings are connected by black lines to the marginal chevrons.

ab. semicadmeis Lempke 1956

The submarginal spots on the upperside of the hindwings are connected by black lines to the marginal chevrons.

trans ab. vanescens Cabeau 1930

This is a transitional specimen towards the following description.

The upperside of all wings have the marginal spots united with the marginal chevrons in streaks, except for two black costal stripes the rest of the usual spots are absent or nearly so.

trans ab. vanescens Cabeau 1930

The upperside of all wings have the marginal spots united with the marginal chevrons in streaks, except for two black costal stripes the rest of the usual spots are absent or nearly so.

ab. nigricans-parvipunctata Oberthur 1923

The upperside of the forewings have only two black costal stripes remaining on the median and basal pattern of the wings. However the margins show a very broad black-brown border, approximately 6mm wide and uniform.

The hindwings are all black-brown except for a central fulvous patch and a slight area of fulvous at the anal angle.

trans ab. extenuata Cabeau 1922

A transitional form leaning towards the following:

The median spots of the forewings are reduced or almost absent.

ab. extenuata Cabeau 1922

The median spots of the forewings are reduced or almost absent.

ab. extenuata Cabeau 1922

The median spots of the forewings are reduced or almost absent.

ab. extenuata Cabeau 1922

The median spots of the forewings are reduced or almost absent.

ab. extenuata Cabeau 1922

The median spots of the forewings are reduced or almost absent.

ab. obsoleta Curtis 1933

There is an absence of the postmedian row of spots on the upperside of all wings, and there is a weakening of all other spots.

On the underside the the median band of silver spots is almost absent and replaced by yellow.

ab. chlorographa Cabeau 1912

The two lower spaces, or interneural cells, in the median area of the forewings are filled with whitish.

ab. infraclara Lempke 1956

On the underside of the hindwings all the basal spots, the whole of the central band and the triangular spots before the hindmargin are silvery-white. This colour is also present in several cells outwards of the  central band.

The underside of the forewings has all the marginal lunules a pale yellow and the same colour is also present in the pale spots at the costa near the apex. The whole underside gives a very pale impression.

The upperside is normal.

ab. infraclara Lempke 1956

On the underside of the hindwings all the basal spots, the whole of the central band and the triangular spots before the hindmargin are silvery-white. This colour is also present in several cells outwards of the central band.

The underside of the forewings has all the marginal lunules a pale yellow and the same colour is also present in the pale spots at the costa near the apex. The whole underside gives a very pale impression.

The upperside is normal.