Slideshow: Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) | Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Butterfly families / species [2748]

Butterflies (Rhopalocera) [2478]
- [95] Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
  - [20] • Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne)
  - [11] • Apollo (Parnassius apollo)
  - [26] • Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)
  - • Eastern Festoon (Allancastria cerisyi)
  - [21] • Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)
  - [17] • Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
  - • Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor)
- [251] Whites and Allies (Pieridae)
  - [24] • Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)
  - • Réal's Wood White (Leptidea reali)
  - • Cryptic Wood White (Leptidea juvernica)
  - [1] • Fenton’s Wood White (Leptidea morsei)
  - [21] • Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
  - • Eastern Dappled White (Euchloe ausonia)
  - [15] • Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)
  - [22] • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
  - [2] • Southern Small White (Pieris mannii)
  - [29] • Small White (Pieris rapae)
  - [18] • Mountain Small White (Pieris ergane)
  - [31] • Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
  - • Balkan Green-veined White (Pieris balcana)
  - [9] • Eastern Bath White (Pontia edusa)
  - • Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias erate)
  - [23] • Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
  - • Danube Clouded Yellow (Colias myrmidone)
  - • Balkan Clouded Yellow (Colias caucasica)
  - • Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale)
  - [10] • Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis)
  - [28] • Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
  - [18] • Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)
- [609] Gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae)
  - [8] • White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album)
  - [1] • Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni)
  - [15] • Blue Spot Hairstreak (Satyrium spini)
  - [13] • Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis)
  - [8] • Sloe Hairstreak (Satyrium acaciae)
  - [14] • Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
  - [8] • Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
  - [5] • Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus)
  - [23] • Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
  - [20] • Large Copper (Lycaena dispar)
  - [16] • Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
  - [2] • Grecian Copper (Lycaena ottomanus)
  - [34] • Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)
  - [16] • Purple Shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron)
  - • Lesser Fiery Copper (Lycaena thersamon)
  - [8] • Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe)
  - • Balkan Copper (Lycaena candens)
  - [1] • Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
  - [1] • Geranium bronze (Cacyreus marshalli)
  - • Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous)
  - [5] • Little Tiger Blue (Tarucus balkanicus)
  - [18] • Small Blue (Cupido minimus)
  - [1] • Osiris Blue (Cupido osiris)
  - [29] • Short-tailed Blue (Cupido argiades)
  - [4] • Eastern Short-tailed Blue (Cupido decolorata)
  - [13] • Provençal Short-tailed Blue (Cupido alcetas)
  - [23] • Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
  - [17] • Eastern Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes vicrama)
  - [21] • Chequered Blue (Scolitantides orion)
  - [3] • Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis)
  - [1] • Iolas Blue (Iolana iolas)
  - [7] • Large Blue (Phengaris arion)
  - [15] • Scarce Large Blue (Phengaris teleius)
  - [5] • Dusky Large Blue (Phengaris nausithous)
  - [7] • Alcon Blue (Phengaris alcon)
  - [29] • Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)
  - • Idas Blue (Plebejus idas)
  - • Reverdin's Blue (Plebejus argyrognomon)
  - [22] • Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)
  - • Mountain Argus (Aricia artaxerxes)
  - [10] • Blue Argus (Aricia anteros)
  - • Geranium Argus (Eumedonia eumedon)
  - [22] • Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)
  - [23] • Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus)
  - [24] • Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra coridon)
  - [4] • Escher's Blue (Polyommatus escheri)
  - [16] • Turquoise Blue (Polyommatus dorylas)
  - [15] • Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus)
  - [4] • Chapman's Blue (Polyommatus thersites)
  - [32] • Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
  - [3] • Eros Blue (Polyommatus eros)
  - [25] • Meleager's Blue (Polyommatus daphnis)
  - [4] • Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus admetus)
  - [9] • Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)
  - [5] • Damon Blue (Polyommatus damon)
- [18] Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
  - [18] • Duke of Burgundy Fritillary (Hamearis lucina)
- [690] Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)
  - • Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi)
  - [16] • White Admiral (Limenitis camilla)
  - [18] • Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta)
  - [23] • Common Glider (Neptis sappho)
  - [7] • Hungarian Glider (Neptis rivularis)
  - [21] • Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne)
  - • Titania's Fritillary (Boloria titania)
  - [15] • Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
  - [24] • Weaver's Fritillary (Boloria dia)
  - [22] • Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
  - [31] • Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
  - [8] • Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)
  - [21] • Dark Green Fritillary (Speyeria aglaja)
  - [18] • High Brown Fritillary (Fabriciana adippe)
  - [21] • Niobe fritillary (Fabriciana niobe)
  - [10] • Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)
  - [20] • Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis daphne)
  - [18] • Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)
  - • Freyer's Purple Emperor (Apatura metis)
  - [28] • Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)
  - [18] • Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)
  - [22] • Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)
  - [14] • False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
  - [20] • Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe)
  - [30] • Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)
  - [20] • Lesser Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea trivia)
  - [27] • Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia)
  - • Nickerl's Fritillary (Melitaea aurelia)
  - [7] • Assmann's Fritillary (Melitaea britomartis)
  - • Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna)
  - [18] • Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
  - [28] • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
  - [20] • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
  - [39] • Map (Araschnia levana)
  - [21] • Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
  - [27] • Peacock (Aglais io)
  - [6] • Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
  - [7] • Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
  - • Scarce Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)
  - • False Comma (Nymphalis vaualbum)
  - [6] • Southern Comma (Polygonia egea)
  - [27] • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
  - [6] • Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius)
  - • Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
  - [6] • Nettle-tree Butterfly (Libythea celtis)
- [584] Browns (Satyrinae)
  - • False Ringlet (Coenonympha oedippus)
  - [23] • Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)
  - [10] • Eastern Large Heath (Coenonympha rhodopensis)
  - [20] • Chestnut Heath (Coenonympha glycerion)
  - [17] • Pearly Heath (Coenonympha arcania)
  - • Lattice Brown (Kirinia roxelana)
  - [23] • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
  - [30] • Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera)
  - [7] • Northern Wall Brown (Lasiommata petropolitana)
  - [23] • Large Wall Brown (Lasiommata maera)
  - [16] • Woodland Brown (Lopinga achine)
  - [7] • Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
  - [13] • Southern gatekeeper (Pyronia cecilia)
  - [13] • Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
  - [28] • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
  - [30] • Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)
  - [15] • Balkan Marbled White (Melanargia larissa)
  - [16] • Great Banded Grayling (Brintesia circe)
  - [10] • False Grayling (Arethusana arethusa)
  - [17] • The Hermit (Chazara briseis)
  - • White-banded Grayling (Pseudochazara anthelea)
  - [27] • Great Sooty Satyr (Satyrus ferula)
  - [34] • Dryad (Minois dryas)
  - [12] • Tree Grayling (Hipparchia statilinus)
  - [19] • Grayling (Hipparchia semele)
  - • Balkan Grayling (Hipparchia senthes)
  - [12] • Eastern Rock Grayling (Hipparchia syriaca)
  - [15] • Woodland Grayling (Hipparchia fagi)
  - [19] • Arran Brown (Erebia ligea)
  - [10] • Large Ringlet (Erebia euryale)
  - [15] • Mountain Ringlet (Erebia epiphron)
  - [35] • Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops)
  - [3] • de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triarius)
  - [14] • Woodland Ringlet (Erebia medusa)
  - • Silky Ringlet (Erebia gorge)
  - • Ottoman Brassy Ringlet (Erebia ottomana)
  - [11] • Water Ringlet (Erebia pronoe)
  - • Styrian Ringlet (Erebia stirius)
  - [6] • Black Ringlet (Erebia melas)
  - [21] • Bright Eyed Ringlet (Erebia oeme)
  - [2] • Dalmatian Ringlet (Proterebia afra)
  - [9] • Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon)
  - [2] • Oriental Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lupina)
- [231] Skippers (Hesperiidae)
  - • Red-underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius)
  - [11] • Orbed Red-underwing Skipper (Spialia orbifer)
  - • Sage Skipper (Muschampia proto)
  - [16] • Tufted Skipper (Muschampia floccifera)
  - [1] • Oriental Skipper (Muschampia orientalis)
  - [2] • Marbled Skipper (Muschampia lavatherae)
  - [13] • Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae)
  - [18] • Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages)
  - [3] • Safflower Skipper (Pyrgus carthami)
  - [2] • Yellow-banded Skipper (Pyrgus sidae)
  - [23] • Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)
  - • Southern Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvoides)
  - [13] • Olive Skipper (Pyrgus serratulae)
  - [4] • Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus)
  - [2] • Large Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus alveus)
  - [18] • Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus)
  - [21] • Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
  - [1] • Pigmy Skipper (Gegenes pumilio)
  - • Mediterranean Skipper (Gegenes nostrodamus)
  - [12] • Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
  - [21] • Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
  - [8] • Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)
  - [12] • Silver Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma)
  - [30] • Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
Moths (Heterocera) [234]
- [13] Saturniids (Saturniidae)
  - [7] • Giant Peacock Moth (Saturnia pyri)
  - [1] • Saturnia pavoniella
  - [1] • Chinese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea pernyi)
  - [3] • Japanese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea yamamai)
  - [1] • Aglia tau
- [22] Hawk Moths (Sphingidae)
  - [6] • Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
  - [1] • Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)
  - [2] • Pine Hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri)
  - [3] • Oleander hawk-moth (Daphnis nerii)
  - [1] • Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)
  - [2] • Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus)
  - [2] • Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellatus)
  - [2] • Oak Hawk-moth (Marumba quercus)
  - [2] • Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Hemaris tityus)
  - [1] • Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis)
- [5] Hook-tips (Drepanidae)
  - [1] • Spiny Hook-tip (Watsonalla uncinula)
  - [1] • Peach-Blossom (Thyatira batis)
  - [1] • Barred Hook-tip (Watsonalla cultraria)
  - [1] • Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria)
  - [1] • Scarce Hook-tip (Sabra harpagula)
- [46] Geometer Moths (Geometridae)
  - [1] • Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata)
  - [5] • Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria)
  - [1] • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  - [1] • Great Oak Beauty (Hypomecis roboraria)
  - [2] • Blood-vein (Timandra comae)
  - [7] • Latticed Heath (Chiasmia clathrata)
  - [1] • Olive-tree Beauty (Peribatodes umbraria)
  - [1] • Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
  - [1] • Waved Umber (Menophra abruptaria)
  - [1] • Embellished Thorn (Campaea honoraria)
  - [1] • Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria)
  - [1] • The Gem (Orthonama obstipata)
  - [1] • Coenotephria ablutaria
  - [1] • Galium Carpet (Epirrhoe galiata)
  - [1] • Speckled Beauty (Fagivorina arenaria)
  - [1] • Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
  - [1] • Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)
  - [1] • Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)
  - [1] • Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria)
  - [1] • Clay Triple-lines (Cyclophora linearia)
  - [1] • Barberry Carpet Moth (Pareulype berberata)
  - [3] • Speckled Yellow (Pseudopanthera macularia)
  - [3] • Black-veined Moth (Siona lineata)
  - [1] • Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
  - [1] • Light Emerald (Campaea margaritaria)
  - [1] • Lewes Wave (Scopula immorata)
  - [1] • Small Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  - [1] • Alpine Wave (Heliomata glarearia)
  - [1] • Narrow Rose-banded Wave (Rhodostrophia calabra)
  - [1] • Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata)
  - [1] • Juniper Carpet (Thera juniperata)
- [1] Eggars (Lasiocampidae)
  - [1] • Pine Lappet (Dendrolimus pini)
- [55] Erebidae
  - [6] • Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica)
  - [1] • Wood Tiger (Arctia plantaginis)
  - [3] • Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula)
  - [6] • Burnet Companion (Euclidia glyphica)
  - [1] • Blue Underwing (Catocala fraxini)
  - [1] • French Red Underwing (Catocala elocata)
  - [1] • Minsmere Crimson Underwing (Catocala conjuncta)
  - [10] • Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria)
  - [3] • Penthophera morio
  - [13] • Nine-spotted moth (Amata phegea)
  - [1] • Four-spotted Footman (Lithosia quadra)
  - [1] • Discrete Chaperon (Cymbalophora pudica)
  - [1] • Green Drab (Ophiusa tirhaca)
  - [2] • Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio)
  - [5] • Mother Shipton (Euclidia mi)
- [28] Owlet Moths (Noctuidae)
  - [4] • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
  - [1] • Lettuce Shark (Cucullia lactucae)
  - [1] • The Mullein (Cucullia verbasci)
  - [1] • Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
  - [1] • Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae)
  - [1] • Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
  - [1] • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  - [1] • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  - [1] • Cotton Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
  - [1] • Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
  - [1] • Nutmeg (Anarta trifolii)
  - [1] • Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)
  - [1] • Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon)
  - [1] • Clancy's Rustic (Caradrina kadenii)
  - [1] • Episema tersa
  - [1] • Dewick’s Plusia (Macdunnoughia confusa)
  - [2] • L-album Wainscot (Mythimna l-album)
  - [3] • Spotted Sulphur (Acontia trabealis)
  - [1] • Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
  - [1] • Tomato Looper (Chrysodeixis chalcites)
  - [1] • Bordered Straw (Heliothis peltigera)
  - [1] • Old Lady (Mormo maura)
- [1] Tuft Moths (Nolidae)
  - [1] • Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana)
- [3] Swift Moths (Hepialidae)
  - [1] • Triodia adriaticus
  - [2] • Orange Swift (Triodia sylvina)
- [39] Burnet Moths (Zygaenidae)
  - [6] • Variable Burnet (Zygaena ephialtes)
  - [12] • Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)
  - [7] • Crepuscular Burnet (Zygaena carniolica)
  - [2] • Slender Scotch Burnet (Zygaena loti)
  - [1] • New Forest burnet (Zygaena viciae)
  - [6] • Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet (Zygaena lonicerae)
  - [5] • Transparent Burnet (Zygaena purpuralis)
- [2] Miller Moths (Cossidae)
  - [2] • Goat Moth (Cossus cossus)
- [1] Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae)
  - [1] • Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis)
- [2] Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae)
  - [1] • Altenia scriptella
  - [1] • Dichomeris ustalella
- [5] Grass Moths (Crambidae)
  - [3] • Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
  - [1] • Antigastra catalaunalis
  - [1] • Diasemiopsis ramburialis
- [3] Plume Moths (Pterophoridae)
  - [3] • White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla)
- [3] Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae)
  - [1] • Pyralis regalis
  - [1] • Dioryctria mendacella
  - [1] • Oxybia transversella
- [3] Fungus Moths (Tineidae)
  - [3] • Euplocamus anthracinalis
- [2] Leafroller Moths (Tortricidae)
  - [1] • European Vine Moth (Lobesia botrana)
  - [1] • Hook-tipped Roller (Ancylis apicella)
Other [36]
- [21] Other butterflies
  - [14] • Unidentified butterflies
  - [7] • Photographed outside Croatia
- [15] Butterfly babitats
  - [12] • Habitats
  - [3] • Plants

Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)

Family: Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Threat category in Croatia: NT - Near Threatened - strictly protected species!

Threat category in Europe: LC - Least Concern

Scarce Fritillary Red Admiral

Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♀, Žumberak, Jun 2023.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♂, Žumberak, Jun 2023.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♂♀, Žumberak, Jun 2020.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♂♀, Žumberak, Jun 2020.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♂, Žumberak, Jun 2020.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♂, Žumberak, Jun 2020.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♀, Žumberak, Jun 2020.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult, Žumberak, Jun 2020.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult, Žumberak, Jun 2020.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult, Žumberak, May 2020.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult, Žumberak, Jun 2019.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult, Žumberak, May 2018.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♂, Žumberak, May 2018.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♀, Žumberak, May 2018.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♀, Žumberak, May 2018.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult, Dinara, May 2017.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult, Dinara, May 2017.)
Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

(adult ♂)