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The Queen Of Spain Fritillary butterfly (Issoria Lathonia) is a beautiful butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. They are found in Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands, and the eastern Palearctic realm. They live in open areas, in dry lawns, and in agricultural wastelands. The Queen Of Spain Fritillary is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 1.5-1.8 inches.
The wings show a deep orange-violet background, with rounded black spots arranged in regular rows and suffused with greenish-gray in the females. According to Wikipedia, the underside of the hindwings is decorated with large pearly nacreous spots, and it is crossed by a postdiscal row of black eyespots with pearly pupils.
