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Melitaea athalia · paprastoji šaškytė

  • heath fritillary
  • Wachtelweizen-Scheckenfalter, Gemeiner Scheckenfalter
  • paprastoji šaškytė
  • nārbuļu raibenis, parastais pļavraibenis
  • przeplatka atalia


The caterpillars from a clutch initially stay together, feeding on herbaceous plants in a small, unobtrusive web. Second or third instar caterpillars disperse into smaller groups. Then the third instars tend to feed and rest solitarily; they rest beneath dead leaves at night and during bad weather. The caterpillar hibernates for the winter in a hibernaculum, made from a curled dead leaf by spinning its edges together.
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model Canon EOS 20D
f 16
EV± 0.0 EV
speed 1/250 s
flash yes, mode: compulsory
ISO 100
focal 65 mm
mode auto