Melitaea phoebe ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 15, 2025, 6:21 p.m.
Once a very local species in the extreme south of Belgium. Now extinct in our country. Because there are some localized populations in Champagne-Ardenne (France) less than 50 kms from our border, there is always a rare possibility to see a vagrant.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Melitaeinae > Tribus: Melitaeini > Genus: Melitaea > Species: Melitaea phoebe
- Vernacular names
- Knoopkruidparelmoervlinder (NL), Knapweed Fritillary (EN), Mélitée des centaurées (FR), Flockenblumen-Scheckenfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1906. Varia. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 6: 36, 40, 48. On page 40.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larva hibernates as a third instar larva.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year during June and July.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Centaurea
The larva lives on Centaurea, Cirsium arvense, Plantago, etc...
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