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title: "Silver-washed Fritillary"
description: "Argynnis paphia — Insects & spiders. The silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/silver-washed-fritillary
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Silver-washed Fritillary

> Argynnis paphia — Insects & spiders. The silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan.

- Scientific name: *Argynnis paphia*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 71696
- Wikidata: [Q503978](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503978)
- iNaturalist taxon: [123628](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123628)

## Names

- en: Silver-washed Fritillary
- de: Kaisermantel
- es: Nacarada
- fr: Tabac d'Espagne
- nl: Keizersmantel
- pl: Perłowiec malinowiec

## Countries with the most observations

DE (9378), IT (8394), FR (8083), AT (5945), RU (5855), GB (3268), ES (3256), FI (2691), CZ (2607), CH (1904), SE (1870), PL (1697)

## Summary

The silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver-washed_fritillary

## Photo

![Silver-washed Fritillary](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silver-washed-fritillary/medium.jpg)

Photo: uusijani · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55038270

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/silver-washed-fritillary?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).