Spanish Fritillary

Euphydryas desfontainii

Euphydryas desfontainii is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco and western Algeria in North Africa.
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Naming

*"Euphydryas desfontainii desfontainii"
⤷ "Euphydryas desfontainii baetica"
⤷ "Euphydryas desfontainii boumalnei" Weiss 2000
⤷ "Euphydryas desfontainii gibrati"

Behavior

Adults are on wing from April to June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on "Dipsacus", "Scabiosa", "Cephalaria" and "Knautia" species.
The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in spring.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusEuphydryas
SpeciesE. desfontainii
Photographed in
Portugal