Queen of Spain Fritillary - Host Plants

Host Plants

  • Wild Pansy or Heartsease Viola tricolor
  • Field Pansy Viola arvensis
  • Other Viola species
  • Lucerne Medicago sativa
  • Borage Borago officinalis

(Bretherton, 1990; Porter, 1997).

Heat-dependent, the caterpillars of this species are found on the hottest places of the foodplants.

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