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).