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Spotted fritillary
Melitaea didyma
Brush-footed butterflies
(Nymphalidae)
♀, front and rear wing differ.
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Upper surface with black markings in a distinctive pattern. The ♀ is variable, often the front and rear wings differ with the front wings more greyish and the rear wings more orange-brown. The under surface for both sexes is yellow-white with two orange bands and black markings, the front wing has a yellow-white edge and orange centre. Prefers warm dry meadows. ⇔ wsp. 30-40 mm syn. Red-band Fritillary LA: ≈ De EUPHYDRYAS AURINIA (Marsh fritillary) has more orange on the front wings. ≈ The EUPHYDRYAS MATURNA (Scarce fritillary) lacks the black dots in the orange band on the rear wing.
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6 LookAlikes (LA):
Marsh fritillary
Queen of Spain fritillary
Silver-washed fritillary
Weaver's fritillary
Cranberry fritillary
Pearl-bordered fritillary
Spotted fritillary
Tweekleurige parelmoervlinder
Roter Scheckenfalter
Mélitée orangée
Fritillaria
Doncella tímida
Melitaea didyma [L.]
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