Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 13, 2023, 8:06 p.m.
Extinct in Flanders since approximately 1959. In the south of Belgium known from three provinces. Reintroductions in three localities were successful. Critically endangered!
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Melitaeinae > Tribus: Melitaeini > Genus: Euphydryas > Species: Euphydryas aurinia
- Vernacular names
- Moerasparelmoervlinder (NL), Marsh Fritillary (EN), Damier de la succise (FR), Goldener Scheckenfalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Euphydryas artemis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), nec (Drury, 1773)
- 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] Artemis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from early May till the end of June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Succisa pratensis, Scabiosa columbaria and Knautia arvensis
- Host plant (genera):
- Dipsacus
The larva lives mainly on Succisa pratensis, also on Scabiosa columbaria.
No pictures yet!
