Queen of Spain Fritillary
- Queen of Spain Fritillary
Taxobox
name = Queen of Spain Fritillary
image_width = 300px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
superfamilia = Papilionoidea
familia = Nymphalidae
genus = "Issoria"
species = "I. lathonia"
binomial = "Issoria lathonia"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)The Queen of Spain Fritillary ("Issoria lathonia") is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is common in southern Europe, migrating as far north as south Scandinavia every summer. It is also found in North Africa, India, Central Asia, Himalayas and China. [ [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/heliconiinae/issoria/index.html#lathonia Info on "Issoria Lathonia"] ]
Heat-dependent, this species is found breeding on the hottest places of the foodplants of the larvae (prefers "Viola tricolor and Viola arvensis"). The adult is a strong flyer, and may be found anywhere but forests.
The eggs of this species are laid on the Wild Pansy ("Viola tricolor").
Flight time is between March and October, size is between 38 mm and 46 mm, and is usually found at altitudes between sea level and 2700 m [ [http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/species/fritillaries/bret4.htm Butterfly Guide] ]
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