Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Melitaea trivia

Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

lesser spotted fritillary

on Verbascum

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Scrophulariaceae, monophagous

Verbascum gaillardotii, thapsus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

synonyms

Melitaea fascelis (Esper, 1794).

references

Dapporto, Fiorini, Fiumi & Flamigni (2005a),
Doğanlar & Üremiş (2014a), Lepiforum (2021), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).

Last modified 27.vii.2021