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High brown fritillary

Fabriciana adippe

Synonyms: Argynnis adippe

Order Lepidoptera. Family Nymphalidae.

High brown fritillary — Photographs 1
High brown fritillary.
Photo: Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Description

The high brown fritillary (Fabriciana adippe) is a large and brightly colored butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, native to Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan.

Traits

Wingspan
45–55 mm
Flight period
June–August
Host plants
violet
Generations per year
1

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Photographs

High brown fritillary — Photographs 2
High brown fritillary. Zoological illustration (detail of a plate).
Humphreys, Henry Noel; Westwood, J. O. / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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