Twin-spot Fritillary
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The Twin-spot Fritillary, Brenthis hecate is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae
It is found in South-West Europe
, South Russia
, Asia Minor
, Iran
and Central Asia
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The larva feeds on Filipendula ulmaria and Dorycnium
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Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
It is found in South-West Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, South Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
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The larva feeds on Filipendula ulmaria and Dorycnium
Loteae
The tribe Loteae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae.The following genera are recognized by the USDA:* Anthyllis* Antopetitia* Coronilla* Cytisopsis* Dorycnium* Dorycnopsis* Hammatolobium...
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