Family | Nymphalidae |
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Subfamily | Heliconiinae |
Genus | Argynnis |
Species | laodice |
Authority | (Pallas, 1771) |
English Name | Pallas' Fritillary |
European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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EU 27 Red List 2010 | Near Threatened (NT) |
European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
Habitats Directive | |
Bern Convention | |
CITES |
The Pallas’s Fritillary can be easily recognized by the noticeable jagged, white line, running across the underside of the hindwing. It can be found on damp, flower-rich grassland in open or deciduous forests or mixed woods. Both males and females are fond of sucking nectar from bramble blossom. The caterpillars live on Marsh Violet (Viola palustris) and Heath Dog Violet (V. canina). It has one generation a year and passes the winter in the egg stage.
Belarus / Denmark (Irregular Vagrant) / Estonia / Finland / Germany / Hungary / Latvia / Lithuania / Poland / Romania / European Russia / Slovakia / Sweden (Irregular Vagrant) / Ukraine /
No larval foodplants are available for this species.