Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778)

spotted fritillary

on dicotyledonous herbs

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 5.v.2019 © Laurens van der Linde

frontak

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Artemisia; Centaurea jacea, scabiosa; Digitalis grandiflora; Linaria genistifolia subsp. dalmatica, vulgaris; Melampyrum arvense; Odontites luteus; Plantago lanceolata, media; Rhinanthus angustifolius; Stachys recta; Valeriana officinalis; Verbascum lychnitis, nigrum, thapsus; Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium, chamaedrys.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Aistleitner & Aistleitner (1996a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).