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Clossiana euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) Pearl-bordered Fritillary

A rare species in the Levant, apparently recorded only
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Mts., Mid-June 1914 (Atahan pers. comm.), and a record
from Adana “Das Dagh Kutschuk Tseh” in late June
1914 by Tölg F. Fahringer (Hasselbarth et al. 1995(2):
1098). Flies in high altitude meadows and forest glades
above 2000m (Atahan et al., 2018: 62 & pers. comm.).
Adults resemble Melitaea spp. in appearance, but differ © Dubi Benyamini © Eddie John
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The species tend to be local though adults sometime pupa a
stray far from their typical habitat (Thomas & Lewington,
2014: 205-208, Lafranchis et al., 2015: 554-555)
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)OLJKW SHULRG S Turkey – N Levant specimens were
recorded in June.
/LIH KLVWRU\ Unknown in the Levant, elsewhere:
Univoltine, sometime bivoltine. Eggs are laid singly on
hostplant’s leaves and stems, or in the vicinity on other
plants. The egg is yellow when laid and have 12-15
vertical ribs, ecloses after 7-20 days. Larvae bask in the
morning sun next to the LHP and feed in the warmer hours
of the day on hostplant’s flowers, buds and young leaves.
When disturbed the larva curls its body and falls to the
ground, and between feedings hide in leaves litter at the ©Eddie John
base of the LHP. The L3 enter diapause in the leaves
litter until next spring when it resumes feeding. Pupation
takes place on dry vegetation near the hostplant, adult
eclosed after one to two weeks (Warecki, 2010: 94; © Dubi Benyamini
Lafranchis et al., 2015: 554-555).
5HFRUGHG KRVWSODQWV Unknown in the Levant, elsewhere:
Viola spp. (Violaceae); Vaccinium and Ledum spp.
(Ericaceae); Rubus and Waldsteinia spp. (Rosaceae). A. p. delila Röber, 1896
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TL: “Europa et America septentrionalis” (Sweden). The
species have a wide distribution range from N Portugal
and Spain through most of Europa, Turkey, Caucasus
and Iran to C Asia, and further east to Siberia, China and
Korea.
© Dubi Benyamini © Wolfgang Wagner © Eddie John
© Wolfgang Wagner © Wolfgang Wagner © Wolfgang Wagner © Dubi Benyamini
© Ali Atahan
© Ali Atahan © Wolfgang Wagner © Christodoulos Makris © Leah Benyamini © Ofir Tomer
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