English name:
Weaver’s Fritillary
Full scientific name:
Boloria dia (Linnaeus, 1767)
Croatian name:
Tkalčev šarenac
Flight Period and Life Cycle
3 broods per year. Overwinters as caterpillar.
Distribution in Croatia
Missing on the south. Check the included map.
External Morphology Characteristics
The upper side of wings is orange in color with dark spots. In postdiscal zone there is a series of rounded dark spots. On the underside of the hindwing, the white and dark spots are placed in a distinctive pattern.
Behavior
It often rests on plants that are low above the ground.
Caterpillar Host Plants
Family Violaceae.
Habitat
Grasslands with bushes and edges of woodlands. Elevations: 0-1200m.
Remark
The upper side of wings is similar to Boloria euphrosyne and Boloria selene.
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