Forewing Length: 18-21mm;
Wingspan: 28-38mm;
Proboscis Length: 9mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
May - August (10 Days)	June - April	April - July	May - June (Earliest: 18.5) July - September

Biotopes:	Wet Meadows	Heath and Moorland	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Viola palustris	Viola riviniana	Fragaria vesca
Food: (Adult)	Several Asteraceae Nectar	Bistorta officinalis Nectar	Comarum palustre Nectar	Ajuga reptans Nectar
	Prunella vulgaris Nectar	Silene flos-cuculi Nectar	Trifolium pratense Nectar	Epilobium palustre Nectar
	Succisa pratensis Nectar	Angelica sylvestris Nectar	Ranunculus acris Nectar	Veronica chamaedrys Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Boloria selene
UK Butterflies Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Boloria selene
Lepiforum: Boloria selene

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