Binomial name
Issoria iathonia
Family
Nymphalidae
Distribution
Found across much of Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands, Central Asia, the Himalayas and western China.
Name
The name of the Queen of Spain Fritillary was coined by 18th-century illustrator Moses Harris in his publication The Aurelin’s Pocket Companion, although he never disclosed the reason for the name.
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