Forewing Length: 15-20mm; Wingspan: 34-42mm; Proboscis Length: 9mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Imago
(2 - 3 Weeks)	July - May	?	May - June (Earliest: 4.6)

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Plantago	Veronica chamaedrys	Centaurea jacea	Hieracium pilosella
Food: (Adult)	Ajuga reptans Nectar
Predators: (Eggs, Larvae)	Formica polyctena	Coccinellidae	Pentatomidae	Chrysopidae
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae
Predators: (Adults)	Araneae	Odonata

Lepidoptera of Belgium: Melitaea cinxia
UK Butterflies Glanville Fritillary

Pictures © 2003 J.K. Lindsey

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