Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationSpeyeria aglaja
Speyeria aglaja
Family: NymphalidaeGenus: Speyeriaheimisch in Deutschland
heimisch in Deutschland
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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52
Plants
visited
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64
Interactions
documented
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14
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-based food
Annual cycle
The species is univoltine, with one generation annually. It overwinters as an egg or early larva.
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
5.2 cm
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
14 plants serve as food for the larvae
Viola hirtaViola rivinianaViola palustrisViola canina subsp. ruppiiFallopia convolvulusPolygonum aviculare subsp. rurivagumPolygonum equisetiformeViola selkirkiiViola sylvaticaViola willkommiiBistorta officinalisViola tricolorViola rivinianaViola palustris
Visited plants
38 plants are visited by this species
Scabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisThymus serpyllumCirsium arvenseEupatorium cannabinumLigustrum vulgareCirsium heterophyllumDipsacus fullonumCentranthus ruberCarduus tenuiflorusCentaurea scabiosaCirsium acauleCirsium dissectumCentaurea cyanusCirsium palustreOriganum vulgareTrifolium pratenseCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraLophiolepis eriophoraJacobaea vulgarisCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareGalium saxatileLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusCirsium tuberosumBuddleja davidiiRubus fruticosusErica cinereaErica tetralixGymnadenia conopseaViola collinaBetonica officinalis subsp. officinalisCarduus nutans subsp. nutansCentaurea jaceaPinus sylvestrisSuccisa pratensisTrifolium mediumKnautia arvensisTelekia speciosaTaraxacum officinale
Sources & Data Origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•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)
•Seifert & Fiedler (2023) — Macroecological patterns in European butterflies unveil strong interrelations between larval diet breadth, latitudinal range size, and voltinism [Dataset]. Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9zw3r22mp (CC0)
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