Krolik's Lesser Fritillary (Clossiana kroliki) from Ada, or Ardor - Verso I

Krolik's Lesser Fritillary (Clossiana kroliki) from Ada, or Ardor - Verso I, 2016

Watercolor and gouache on Arches

26 x 40 in

Encountered in Ada flying "near an unnamed lake on an arctic mountain" where it feeds on white violets, showing it to be an invented member of the real genus Clossiana, upon which this portrait is based.