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Glanville fritillary

Melitaea cinxia

Order Lepidoptera. Family Nymphalidae.

Glanville fritillary — Photographs 1
Glanville fritillary.
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Description

The Glanville fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Traits

Wingspan
33–40 mm
Flight period
May–July
Host plants
plantain, speedwell
Generations per year
1

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Photographs

Glanville fritillary — Photographs 2
Glanville fritillary. Zoological illustration.
Dr. F. Nemos / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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