Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Argynnis paphia

Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)

silver-wshed fritillary

on Viola

Argynnis paphia

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 2.vi.2022 © Laurens van der Linde

Argynnis paphia

underside

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Violaceae, ± monophagous

Viola hirta, reichenbachiana, riviniana.

rarely Filipendula ulmaria (Rosaceae)

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Aistleitner & Aistleitner (1996a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lepiforum (2021), Obregón & Gil (2015a), pyrgus.de (2023).

Last modified 4.viii.2023