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Speyeria aglaja

Family: NymphalidaeGenus: Speyerianative in Germany

native in Germany

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Plants

visited

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Interactions

documented

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Host plants

known

About this species

Speyeria aglaja is a univoltine butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Its larvae are oligophagous, feeding on a narrow range of host plants. The species has been recorded in Britain, though its status remains uncertain.

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Plant food

Yearly cycle

The species is univoltine, with one generation annually. It overwinters as an egg or early larva.

Merkmale

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

oligophagous

Generationen/Jahr

univoltine

Overwintering

egg/larva

Scientific profile

This fritillary butterfly produces a single generation each year. Females lay eggs on selected host plants, and the resulting larvae or unhatched eggs overwinter. The following spring or early summer larvae resume feeding before pupating and emerging as adults.

Host plants

10 plants serve as food for the larvae

Viola hirta Viola riviniana Viola palustrisViola canina subsp. ruppiiFallopia convolvulusPolygonum aviculare subsp. rurivagumBistorta officinalis Viola tricolor Viola riviniana Viola palustris

Visited plants

38 plants are visited by this species

Scabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisThymus serpyllum Cirsium arvense Eupatorium cannabinum Ligustrum vulgareCirsium heterophyllumDipsacus fullonum Centranthus ruber Carduus tenuiflorus Centaurea scabiosa Cirsium acaule Cirsium dissectum Centaurea cyanus Cirsium palustreOriganum vulgareTrifolium pratenseCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraLophiolepis eriophoraJacobaea vulgarisCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareGalium saxatileLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusCirsium tuberosumBuddleja davidiiRubus fruticosusErica cinereaErica tetralix Gymnadenia conopseaViola collinaBetonica officinalis subsp. officinalisCarduus nutans subsp. nutansCentaurea jaceaPinus sylvestris Succisa pratensis Trifolium medium Knautia arvensisTelekia speciosaTaraxacum officinale

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)