Brenthis ino
Meadowsweet Fritillary ( Brenthis ino )
The Meadowsweet Fritillary or Violet Silver butterfly ( Brenthis ino ) is a butterfly ( butterfly ) of the family Nymphalidae ( Nymphalidae ).
- 3.1 food of the caterpillars
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 32-40 millimeters. The upper wing are yellow orange and black patterned. The outer edge of both pairs of wings is black with a fine dashed white border around the edges. Internally, two black dot rows are arranged parallel to the outer edge. The further inside has slightly larger spots that are lacking in some areas. The wing underside is light yellow and slightly brown. On the hind wings is found shortly after the middle of a brown transverse band, which runs in a highly Bled purple and white stripes. In addition, several black dots are included with white inclusions. From the center to the wing base pale yellow fields are edged with brown lines.
The caterpillars are about 25 mm long. They are white, gray and brown vertical stripes. They have yellow spines, the tips of which are white.
Occurrence
They are widely used in central Europe, but in many places have become rare due to the decline of their habitats. They live on wetlands and moist forest edges where their food plants grow, are rare but also on dry grasslands and other open and dry surfaces before.
Flight times and caterpillars
The Meadowsweet Fritillary flies in one generation from mid-May to mid-August. The caterpillars can be found from late May to mid-June.
Way of life
The animals fly in one generation a year and usually stay to feed on purple flowers such as knapweed (Centaurea spp.) And thistles ( Carduus spp.) On.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed on the leaves of the Mädesüßes ( Filipendula ulmaria ) and occasionally from those of the great burnet button ( Sanguisorba officinalis ). Probably but they also eat other Rosaceae. Ebert called as caterpillars food plant and the Flesh-colored orchid ( Dactylorhiza incarnata ).
Development
The females lay their eggs singly on the leaf underside of forage crops. You do this but by setting themselves on top and stick through a hole the eggs below. The Stürzpuppen are light brown and have the back bright, shiny metallic stains.