Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 13, 2023, 8:07 p.m.
This very rare and local species has not been seen in Belgium for a long time. Extinct.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Melitaeinae > Tribus: Melitaeini > Genus: Euphydryas > Species: Euphydryas maturna
- Vernacular names
- Roodbonte parelmoervlinder (NL), Scarce Fritillary (EN), Eschen-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]) Maturna). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Fraxinus excelsior and Populus tremula
- Host plant (genera):
- Lonicera, Plantago and Ligustrum
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
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