Marsh Fritillary aurinia EGG MASS
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Marsh Fritillary Eurodryas aurinia
It's a very long time since we have been able to offer egg masses. Each mass should produce 100-200 larvae. Amazing value!
They feed low amongst the leaves of Devil’s Bit Scabioius, but will also eat Honeysuckle. Honeysuckle starts leafing very early in the year, especially where sheltered in woodland. By February it is not diffficult to find enough foodplant to keep caterpillars well fed. In captivity the larvae are recorded as accepting Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata, Teasel Dipsacus and Snowberry Symphoricarpos.
Cage or sleeve the larvae on growing foodplant, kept out of doors in a spot sheltered from extreme wind, but open to all weather, including frost, rain and snow. This is what winter throws at them in the wild, and they are adapted to it.
After waking in the spring the larvae grow fast, pupating in April and emerging as butterflies in May.
