Boloria selene (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Jan. 13, 2019, 10:55 a.m.
A local species currently occurring only in the south of Belgium, where it is known from three provinces. Vulnerable! Before, some localities were known in Flanders, but the species is extinct there now.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Heliconiinae > Tribus: Argynnini > Genus: Boloria > Subgenus: Clossiana > Species: Boloria selene
- Vernacular names
- Zilveren maan (NL), Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (EN), Petit Collier argenté (FR), Braunfleckiger 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 19.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: from mid May till the end of June and a partial generation from early July till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Viola riviniana and Viola palustris
The larva lives on Viola riviniana and Viola palustris.
No pictures yet!
