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
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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