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Fabriciana niobe elisa

Synonyms: Argynnis cyrene; Argynnis elisa; Fabriciana elisa; Fabriciana paulasardonia; Fabriciana sardonia

Wikipedia Abstract

Argynnis elisa, the Corsican fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia. This is a mountain butterfly, found on grassy vegetation in clearings in deciduous woods. The wingspan is 45–60 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on Viola species, including Viola tricolor, Viola biflora, Viola reichenbachiana and Viola corsica. They prefer plants growing under juniper bushes.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0