Boloria aquilonaris (Stichel 1908) (Family Nymphalidae)


Ovipositing

Larva

Forewing Length: 16-20mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
July - August
(2 - 3 Weeks)
August - June
(Earliest: 14.5)
May - July June - August
(Earliest: 5.6)

Biotopes:
Peat Bogs and Mires
Principal Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Vaccinium oxycoccos
Other Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Viola palustris

Bistorta officinalis
Food:
(Adult)

Comarum palustre Nectar

Cirsium palustre Nectar

Vaccinium oxycoccos Nectar

Erica tetralix Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Boloria aquilonaris
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Boloria aquilonaris
Lepiforum: Boloria aquilonaris


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