Euphydryas desfontainii

Euphydryas desfontainii


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphydryas
Species:	E. desfontainii
Binomial name
*Euphydryas desfontainii* (Godart, 1819)
Synonyms
Papilio desfontainii Godart, 1819 Argynnis desfontainii Melitaea desfontainii var. gibrati Oberthür, 1922 Melitaea baetica Rambur, 1858 Euphydryas desfontainii martae

Euphydryas desfontainii, the Spanish fritillary, is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in France, Spain,^[1] and Morocco (the Rif Mountains and Middle Atlas) and western Algeria in North Africa.^[2]

Description

The wingspan is 40–45 mm.^[3]

Dorsal side
△ Ventral side

Biology

Adults are on wing from April to June in one generation per year.^[4]

The larvae feed on Dipsacus, Scabiosa, Cephalaria and Knautia species (including Knautia arvensis).^[5] The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in spring.

Subspecies

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

References

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