(Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775)
Marbled Fritillary
Description:
The Marbled Fritillary occurs at the edges of woods or in scrub where brambles are growing. It takes nectar from thistles growing in rough vegetation.
Eggs are deposited singly on the leaves and sepals of brambles (Rubus spp.), where they pass the winter, protected by withered leaves. In the spring, the small caterpillar feeds on the new, young leaves in the leaf buds, the later larval stages eating older leaves. The chrysalis is suspended from a leaf or branch of the food plant.
The Marbled Fritillary is single-brooded.
Habitat:
Mixed woodland
Mesophile grasslands
Deciduous forests
Similar species:
Brenthis ino
Brenthis hecate