Melitaea aetherie (Hübner, 1826)

aetherie fritillary

on thistles

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Carthamus coeruleus; Centaurea calcitrapa, jacea & subsp. gaudinii, carratracensis; Cynara baetica, cardunculus & subsp. flavescens.

In captivity also Centaurea nigrescens; Cirsium vulgare; Cynara scolymus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see García-Villanueva ao.

references

García-Villanueva, Moreno Tamurejo, Vazquez Pardo, ao (2008a), Jutzeler, Gascoigne-Pees, Grillo, ao (2004a), Marabuto (2018a).