Boloria [Proclossiana] eunomia (Esper 1799) (Family Nymphalidae)

Forewing Length: 20-23mm;
Wingspan: 34-40mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
May - August
(2 - 3 Weeks)
June - May
(Earliest: 18.5)
April - June May - July
(Earliest: 25.5)

Biotopes:
Wet Meadows
Principal Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Bistorta officinalis
Other Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Viola palustris
Food:
(Adult)

Bistorta officinalis Nectar

Cirsium palustre Nectar
Parasitoids:
Ichneumon gracilicornis Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

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


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