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Spotted Fritillary
Melitaea didyma
40.5504, 21.3821
Field Notes
Description:
Melitaea didyma is a medium size butterfly with a wingspan reaching 35–50 millimetres (1.4–2.0 in). The upperside of the wings is bright orange-brown with dark brown drawings arranged in rows, quite variable in quantity and size. Sometimes the color of the females is duller orange, shaded with gray-green. The undeside of the wings is checkered pale yellow and pale orange. M. didyma has a seasonal and sexual dimorphism. This butterfly flies from March to October depending on the location. This species has two or three generations and overwinters as young caterpillar. (Wikipedia)
Habitat:
Melitaea didyma prefers flowery and grassy areas, meadows and roadsides. (Wikipedia)
Notes:
A spotted frittilary on a horehound (Marrubium peregrinum) in Stavropotamos (Kastoria, Greece).
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