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Cynthia's Fritillary

Euphydryas cynthia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 0, February 0, March 0, April 0, May 1, June 20, July 87, August 17, September 0, October 0, November 0, December 0.
Italy125
France123
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur100
Nord-Ovest100
Switzerland91
Austria77
Germany57
Bayern57
Tirol38
Graubünden36

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyBrush-footed Butterflies · Nymphalidae
GenusEuphydryas

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