Spanish Fritillary (Euphydryas desfontainii)
| Family | Nymphalidae |
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| Subfamily | Nymphalinae |
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| Genus | Euphydryas |
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| Species | desfontainii |
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| Authority | (Godart, 1819) |
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| English Name | Spanish Fritillary |
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| European Red List 2010 | Near Threatened (NT) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Near Threatened (NT) |
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| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| CITES | |
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Description
The Spanish Fritillary occurs on open, grassy places with stony soil and lots of shrubs. It uses
various foodplants, such as Cephalaria leucantha and C. syriaca, the teasels Dipsacus fullonum and D.
comasus, scabious (Scabiosa and Knautia spp.) and possibly knapweeds (Centaurea spp.). The female lays
her eggs in small batches on the underside of leaves. The caterpillars live in a communal spun nest,
also hibernating there. There is one brood a year.
Distribution
France / France: Mainland / Portugal / Portugal: Mainland / Spain / Spain: Mainland /
Larval Foodplants
| # | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Vernacular Name | Link | | 1 | Dipsacales | Caprifoliaceae | Cephalaria | leucantha | | |
| 2 | Dipsacales | Caprifoliaceae | Dipsacus | comosus | | |
| 3 | Dipsacales | Caprifoliaceae | Dipsacus | fullonum | Wild Teasel | |
