Melitaea diamina used to be a resident; it has been extinct since 1960, but the cause for its disappearance is unknown. As it is a particularly stationary species, it is not expected to establish itself here again. Species of Valeriana were used as larval foodplant. It flew in one generation from mid-May until mid-July, and hibernated gregariously in nests as a half-grown caterpillar.

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Auteur(s)

Wynhoff, I., Swaay, C. van, Groenendijk, D., Bosveld, M., Bos, F.

Publicatie

• Bos, F., M. Bosveld, D. Groenendijk, C. van Swaay & I. Wynhoff 2006. De dagvlinders van Nederland, verspreiding en bescherming. Nederlandse Fauna 7. De Vlinderstichting, Wageningen en Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum Naturalis, European Invertebrate Survey, Nederland.