Euphydryas (Eurodryas) desfontainii (Godart, 1819)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Euphydryina
  5. Euphydryas
  6. Eurodryas




40 - 45 mm
Brocat de la cefalària
Spanischer Scheckenfalter
Spanish Fritillary
Dientes gualdos
Damier de Godart

Primary host-plants

FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
AsteraceaeCentaureaKnapweed
DipsacaceaeDipsacusTeasel
KnautiaWidow Flower
ScabiosaScabious

Synonyms and other combinations

Melitaea baeticaRambur, 1858
Hypodryas desfontainiiHiggins, 1978
Occidryas desfontainiiHiggins, 1978
Distribution
Images
Adult, upperside.

© Clive Burrows
Spain
Female, upperside.

© Bernard Fransen
Spain, Huesca
Adult, upperside.

© José Manuel Moreno Benítez
Spain, Sierra de Mijas
Female, underside.

© Bernard Fransen
Spain, Huesca
Adult, underside.

© Paulo Simões
Portugal, Algarve
Copulating pair.

© Jean Delacre
Morocco, Moyen Atlas
Larva.

© Paulo Simões
Portugal, Algarve
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