Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 13, 2023, 8:10 p.m.
Extinct in Flanders since approximately 1986. In the southern part of Belgium a rare species. Endangered!
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Melitaeinae > Tribus: Melitaeini > Genus: Melitaea > Species: Melitaea athalia
- Vernacular names
- Bosparelmoervlinder (NL), Heath Fritillary (EN), Mélitée des mélampyres (FR), Gemeiner Scheckenfalter (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 19 (as Melithea [sic] Athalia). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of May till the beginning of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Melampyrum pratense, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica chamaedrys and Digitalis purpurea
The larva lives on Melampyrum pratense, Melampyrum arvense, Plantago lanceolata and different species of Veronica.
No pictures yet!
