Asian Fritillary

Euphydryas intermedia synonym ichnea (Boisduval, [1833]) is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic (Alps, Middle and South Ural, in the taiga zone and the West Siberian Lowland, South Siberia and the Russian Far East, Sakhalin, Mongolia, Northeast China, North Korea) that belongs to the brush-footed butterflies family. It occurs up to 2200 m above sea level.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Asian Fritillary being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Euphydryas maturna
• Euphydryas cynthia
• Euphydryas gillettii

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Nymphalidae

Genus

Euphydryas

Species

Euphydryas intermedia

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