Marsh fritillary  (Eurodryas aurinia)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusEurodryas (1)
SizeWingspan: 3.5 - 4.6 cm (1)
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Status

Listed on Appendix II of the Bern Convention, Appendix II of the EC Habitats and Species Directive and fully protected in Great Britain under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (2).

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