Small pearl-bordered fritillary  (Boloria selene)

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Biology

Adult small pearl-bordered fritillaries fly between late May and late July, a single brood is produced per year. Eggs are laid singly on the foodplants or on dead plant matter close to the foodplant (2). Larvae hibernate towards the end of August (3) when they are still small, and emerge the following spring to complete their development (4). Pupation occurs in May and adults emerge about ten days later (3).

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