Melitaea diamina (Lang, 1789)
false heath fritillary
on Valeriana
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
Caprifoliaceae, monophagous
Valeriana dioica, excelsa subsp. sambucifolia, officinalis.
The references to Centaurea jacea; Dianthus carthusianorum; Filipendula ulmaria by Žikić are dubious.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
ei, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
references
Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lepiforum (2021), Wahlberg (1997a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a), Zimmermann, Fric, Filipová & Konviýka (2005a).