Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 13, 2023, 7:03 p.m.
A rare species throughout Belgium. Threatened!
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Heliconiinae > Tribus: Argynnini > Genus: Issoria > Subgenus: Issoria > Species: Issoria lathonia
- Vernacular names
- Kleine parelmoervlinder (NL), Queen of Spain Fritillary (EN), Petit Nacré (FR), Kleiner Perlmuttfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 18 (as Argynnis Lathonia). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in two to three overlapping generations a year from early April till the end of October.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Viola
The larva lives on different species of Viola.
No pictures yet!
