Spanish fritillary

Euphydryas desfontainii
Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Spanish fritillaryon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Small orange, yellow, white black butterfly. The front wing edge is black with white, the orange border above has black spots on the rear wings and yellow spots on the front wing. You can also see this at the bottom. 

The caterpillar is black with small white dots and thorns on the back. And lives mainly on meadow flowers. 

⇔ wsp. 40-45 mm 

Preference for warm dry areas around the Mediterranean.

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2 LookAlikes (LA):

Marsh fritillary

Scarce fritillary

Spanish fritillary

Mozaïekparelmoervlinder

Spanischer Scheckenfalter

Damier des knauties

Euphydryas desfontainii [L.]

Euphydryas desfontainii [L.]

Euphydryas desfontainii [L.]

Euphydryas desfontainii [L.]

Euphydryas desfontainii [L.]

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