Nymphalidae Melitaeinae Melitaeini Euphydryas cynthia Euphydryas desfontainii
Euphydryas debilis (Oberthür, 1909)
Alpine Fritillary
Genus: Euphydryas Scudder, 1872   Original genus: Melitaea Fabricius, 1807
Synonims (genus):
   Eurodryas Higgins, 1978
   Hypodryas Higgins, 1978
   Occidryas Higgins, 1978 		  Synonims (species):
   glaciegenita Verity, 1928
Regarded by some authors as a subspecies of Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775), it lives on open grassy slopes at high altitudes (1700 - 2600m) in the Alps. Larval development occupies two seasonal cycles.
E. debilis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Passo Giau (Belluno), Italy, June 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
E. debilis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Passo Giau (Belluno), Italy, June 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
E. debilis (© Fabio Cavallini)
Adult, Livigno (Sondrio), Italy, August 1987
(Photo by Fabio Cavallini)
E. debilis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Passo Giau (Belluno), Italy, June 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
E. debilis (© Heiner Ziegler)
Adult, Graubünden Calanda, 2300m, Switzerland, July 3, 2005
(Photo by Heiner Ziegler, Schmetterlinge Calanda)
E. debilis (© Heiner Ziegler)
Adult, Graubünden Calanda, 2300m, Switzerland, July 3, 2005
(Photo by Heiner Ziegler, Schmetterlinge Calanda)
E. debilis (© Heiner Ziegler)
Adult, Graubünden Calanda, 2300m, Switzerland, July 15, 2005
(Photo by Heiner Ziegler, Schmetterlinge Calanda)
E. debilis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Passo Giau (Belluno), Italy, June 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
E. debilis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Pupa, Passo Giau (Belluno), Italy, June 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
Foodplants:
Gentiana, Primula viscosa. Captive larvae accept Lonicera and Symphoricarpus
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