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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Issoria lathonia
Issoria lathonia(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Heliconiinae
  3. Argynnini
  4. Issoria
  5.  lathonia
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TL: Sweden   (4200 m.)

Habitat

  • Fallow land
  • Field boundary strips
  • Fields
  • Ruderal areas
  • Waysides

Similar species

  • Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe
  • Argynnis (Speyeria) aglaja
  • Brenthis daphne
MU

33-43 mm

FU

40-46 mm

MD
FD
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԼաթոնիա
    CatalàMirallets
    ČeskyPerleťovec menší
    DanskStorplettet perlemorsommerfugl
    DeutschKleiner Perlmutterfalter
    DeutschKleiner Perlmuttfalter
    DeutschSilbriger-Perlmutterfalter
    Eesti keelPeegeltäpik
    EnglishQueen of Spain Fritillary
    EspañolSofia
    FrançaisPetit nacré
    HrvatskiObična sedefica
    ItalianoLatonia
    LatviešuPapuves raibenis
    LietuviųSidabrinis perlinukas
    MagyarKözönséges gyöngyházlepke
    NederlandsKleine parelmoervlinder
    NorskSølvkåpe
    PolskiDostojka latonia
    ShqipFlatrargjenda e vogël
    SlovenčinaPerlovec malý
    SlovenščinaPisana lesketavka
    SrpskiSrebrna sedefica
    SrpskiСребрна седефица
    SuomeksiHelmihopeatäplä
    SvenskaStorfläckig pärlemorfjäril
    TürkçeÝspanyol Kraliçesi
    ΕλληνικάΜικρή σεντεφένια
    БългарскиСедефка
    РусскийПерламутровка блестящая
    РусскийПерламутровка латония
    УкраїнськаПідсрібник Латонія
    ქართულიველის სადაფა
    中文珠蛱蝶
    日本語スペインヒョウモン
    ייִדישנמפית פנינים
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ViolaceaeViola arvensisField pansy
    ViolaceaeViola caninaHeath Violet
    ViolaceaeViola cornutaHorned pansy
    ViolaceaeViola luteaMountain pansy
    ViolaceaeViola tricolorWild Pansy
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeOnobrychisSainfoin
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio lathoniaLinnaeus, 1758
    Issoria saturataRöber, 1896
    Issoria hungaricaAigner-Abafi, 1906
    Issoria florensVérity, 1916
    Issoria sheljuzhkoiStauder, 1923
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Adult, upperside.

Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Adult, upperside.

Jan ZielińskiPoland, Andrychów

Female, upperside.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Adult, upperside.

Clive BurrowsHungary

Adult, underside.

Sebastian TyszczukPoland, Czarnowiec

Copulating pair.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Kłodawa

Larva.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Mietlica

Larva.

Stanislav KrejčíkCzech Republic

Larva.

Michael BorschGermany

Pupa.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Mietlica

Egg.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Kłodawa

Egg.

Reimar BeierleinGermany
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