The Niobe fritillary (Fabriciana niobe) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Etymology
The Latin species name niobe refers to Niobe, daughter of Tantalus in Greek mythology.
Subspecies
Subspecies include: These butterflies can be found in open grassy places, slopes, woodland and clearings at altitudes between sea level and .
Description
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Fabriciana niobe has a wingspan of . The forewings margin shows a rounded shape. The underside of the hindwings usually has small whitish-silvery spots, a black pupilled yellow spot and black lined submarginal lunules and veins in the basal area. but it is quite smaller, the silver centred brown spots are smaller and the postdiscal silver markings are not continuous.
Biology
This species is univoltine.