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Euphydryas desfontainii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Euphydryas

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Euphydryas, Euphydryas cynthia, Provençal fritillary, Coenonympha dorus, Erebia rondoui

Euphydryas desfontainii


Euphydryas desfontainii, the Spanish fritillary, is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in France, Spain, and Morocco (the Rif Mountains and Middle Atlas) and western Algeria in North Africa.

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Description

The wingspan is 40–45 mm.

Biology

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

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

Subspecies

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  • Euphydryas desfontainii desfontainii (Morocco and Algeria)
  • Euphydryas desfontainii baetica (Rambur, 1858) (Europe)
  • Euphydryas desfontainii boumalnei Weiss 2000
  • Euphydryas desfontainii gibrati (Oberthür, 1922)

  • Euphydryas desfontainii Mariposas y orugas Volvoretas e eirugas Euphydryas aurinia y

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