Description ⁴

Wingspan: 46–60 millimeters (1.8–2.4 in)
The females are rather bigger and have more marked wings. These medium-sized butterflies have a bright brown-orange background with black dots and crossbands, and a line of submarginal triangular patches. The forewings margin shows a rounded shape. The underside of
Host plants are mainly the violets, in particular Viola canina, Viola riviniana and Viola tricolor.
Flight period: June-August
Overwintering: Egg
Conservation: endangered in Germany
(Source: http://www.pyrgus.de/Argynnis_niobe_en.html#:~:text=In%20Germany%20Argynnis%20niobe%20is,intensification%20of%20grasslands%20near%20forests.)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei
2. (c) Serhiy Popoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Serhiy Popoff
3. (c) Roberto Sindaco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Roberto Sindaco
4. Adapted by Kaiya Gibson from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobe_fritillary

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Lepiforum

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