marsh fritillary vs Spanish Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia compared with Euphydryas desfontainii

Key Differences

• marsh fritillary is Extinct while Spanish Fritillary is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh fritillary	Spanish Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Euphydryas	Euphydryas
Species	Euphydryas aurinia	Euphydryas desfontainii

Evolutionary Relationship

marsh fritillary and Spanish Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Euphydryas.

Conservation Status

marsh fritillary

EX — Extinct

Spanish Fritillary

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh fritillary	Spanish Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (38 countries).

Spanish Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Portugal, and Spain. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

marsh fritillary

湿地珍蝶（Euphydryas aurinia）在IUCN红色名录中被列为绝灭（EX）。该物种已被宣布灭绝，野外或圈养环境中均无已知存活个体。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain