Nymphalidae Heliconiinae Argynnini Brenthis daphne Brenthis ino
Brenthis hecate ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Twin-spot Fritillary

Genus: Brenthis Hübner, [1819]   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758

B. hecate (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, June 17, 2007
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
B. hecate (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, June 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
B. hecate (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, June 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
B. hecate (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Hungary, 2000
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
B. hecate (© Giovanni Pace)
Adult, Barsento, Noci (Bari), Italy, May 30, 1999
(Photo by Giovanni Pace)
B. hecate (© Giuseppe Cagnetta)
Larvae, Foresta Mercadante, Cassano delle Murge (Bari), Italy, May 16, 2012
(Photo by Giuseppe Cagnetta, Le farfalle della Puglia)
B. hecate (© Giuseppe Cagnetta)
Larva, Foresta Mercadante, Cassano delle Murge (Bari), Italy, May 16, 2012
(Photo by Giuseppe Cagnetta, Le farfalle della Puglia)
B. hecate (© Giuseppe Cagnetta)
Larva, Foresta Mercadante, Cassano delle Murge (Bari), Italy, May 16, 2012
(Photo by Giuseppe Cagnetta, Le farfalle della Puglia)
B. hecate (© Giuseppe Cagnetta)
Larva, Foresta Mercadante, Cassano delle Murge (Bari), Italy, May 16, 2012
(Photo by Giuseppe Cagnetta, Le farfalle della Puglia)
B. hecate (© Giuseppe Cagnetta)
Pupa, Foresta Mercadante, Cassano delle Murge (Bari), Italy, May 16, 2012
(Photo by Giuseppe Cagnetta, Le farfalle della Puglia)
B. hecate (© Giuseppe Cagnetta)
Pupa, Foresta Mercadante, Cassano delle Murge (Bari), Italy, May 16, 2012
(Photo by Giuseppe Cagnetta, Le farfalle della Puglia)
B. hecate (© Giuseppe Cagnetta)
Habitat, Foresta Mercadante, Cassano delle Murge (Bari), Italy, May 19, 2012
(Photo by Giuseppe Cagnetta, Le farfalle della Puglia)
Video by Rob de Jong

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Foodplants:
Filipendula ulmaria, Filipendula vulgaris, Dorycnium

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