| Family | Nymphalidae |
|---|---|
| Subfamily | Nymphalinae |
| Genus | Euphydryas |
| Species | intermedia |
| Authority | (Ménétriés, 1859) |
| English Name | Asian Fritillary |
| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
|---|---|
| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitats Directive | |
| Bern Convention | |
| CITES |
The Asian Fritillary can be seen searching for nectar or foodplants on open scrub, rich in herbaceous plants, or in clearings in open woodland, in flower-rich grassland, and on vegetation of dwarf shrubs above the tree-line. These butterflies only occur locally, although at times in large numbers. The female lays all her eggs at once, on the underside of a leaf of its foodplant, Blue Honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea). The caterpillars live in communal webs, and in the autumn make a more substantial shelter of leaves, spun together with silk, in which to hibernate. They take two years to develop and have to hibernate twice. The fully-grown caterpillar leaves the nest after the second hibernation, and pupates on the foodplant or adjacent rocks.
Austria / France / France: Mainland / Italy / Italy: Mainland / European Russia / Slovenia / Switzerland /