Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: April 24, 2025, 9:16 a.m.
In Flanders, the species is critically endangered. In Wallonia some localities are known. Equally critically endangered!
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Melitaeinae > Tribus: Melitaeini > Genus: Melitaea > Species: Melitaea cinxia
- Vernacular names
- Veldparelmoervlinder (NL), Glanville Fritillary (EN), Mélitée du plantain (FR), Wegerich-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] Cinxia). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Flight periods
The adults fly from the beginning of May till the end of June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Plantago lanceolata
- Host plant (genera):
- Plantago
The larva lives on Plantago lanceolata and Plantago major.
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