Marsh Fritillary; Doncella de ondas

Butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. The adult butterflies are marked in checkered marking of gold and brown with a black background. The underside of the wings is patterned with yellow orange and black without any silver coloration at all. The eggs are yellow identified by being in a large batch, and the larvae are black. The larvae are recorded as feeding on Succisa pratensis and species of Digitalis, Plantago,Veronica, Geranium,Sambucus, Gentiana, Valeriana, Lonicera, Filipendula, Spiraea and Viburnum.