The Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)

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The Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. The animal spends most of its life as a black, spiny caterpillar. The orange patterned butterfly lives only a few weeks. The Glanville Fritillary inhabits open grassland throughout Europe (except much of Great Britain, Scandinavia, and southern Spain) and temperate Asia. A subspecies inhabits North Africa. Severe population declines are reported in many European countries.

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Size: 4195px × 2796px
Location: Tallinn, Estonia ,Europe
Photo credit: © Erik Karits / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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