Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)
Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)
Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)
Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)
Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)
Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)

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Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)


Photo © Rudi Verovnik
FamilyNymphalidae
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
GenusBrenthis
Specieshecate
Authority([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
English NameTwin-spot Fritillary
European Red List 2010Least Concern (LC)
EU 27 Red List 2010Least Concern (LC)
European Red List 2025Least Concern (LC)
EU 27 Red List 2025Least Concern (LC)
Habitats Directive
Bern Convention
CITES

Description

The Twin-spot Fritillary can be found in flower-rich grassland, situated in the shelter of a woodland edge, or in scattered bushes. The most important foodplant is Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), although different species of Dorycnium, a leguminous plant, are named as a foodplant in Spain. It is single-brooded, and passes the winter in the egg or caterpillar stage.

Distribution

Albania / Austria / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Croatia / Czechia / France / France: Mainland / Greece / Greece: Mainland / Hungary / Italy / Italy: Mainland / Lithuania / North Macedonia / Montenegro / Portugal / Portugal: Mainland / Romania / European Russia / Serbia / Serbia: Serbia / Serbia: Kosovo / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Spain: Mainland / European Türkiye / Ukraine /

Larval Foodplants

#OrderFamilyGenusSpeciesVernacular NameLink
1RosalesRosaceaeFilipendulaulmariaMeadowsweet
2RosalesRosaceaeFilipendulavulgarisDropwort