#2998 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Marsh Fritillary

🇳🇱 Moerasparelmoervlinder ·Euphydryas aurinia

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Hans Böckler · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Andrey Ponomarev · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Andrey Ponomarev · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Giuseppe Cagnetta · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. 26400 Gigors-et-Lozeron, France:© Nicolas HELITAS · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Comunidad de Madrid, ES-MD-MD, ES:© Daniel Gaona Carrilero · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Alberschwende, Österreich:© Inge Biller · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Kırklareli Merkez/Kırklareli, Türkiye:© Mehmet Çelik · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Provincia dell'Aquila, Italia:© Sarah Gregg · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

The marsh fritillary ( Euphydryas aurinia ) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Commonly distributed in the Palearctic region, the marsh fritillary's common name derives from one of its several habitats, marshland. The prolonged larval stage lasts for approximately seven to eight months and includes a period of hibernation over the winter. The larvae are dependent on the host food plant Succisa pratensis not only for feeding but also for hibernation, because silken webs are formed on...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 13,401iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
13,401 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by S. A. von Rottemburg in 1775 (251 years ago).