Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Malvaceae

Foodplants for Carcharodus alceae, Chondrostega tingitana?, Exaeretia nechlys, Larentia clavaria, Pexicopia malvella, Pyrgus andromedae, P. malvoides, P. oileus, Triodia sylvina, Vanessa virginiensis, Zizeeria knysna

• Malva alcea L. Ruusumalva Large-flowered Mallow Hollyhock Mallow Rosenmalva

  • Malva alcea, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

  • Malva alcea; [RK, 222]; [SK, 399]; [GMBOT, 568]

  783x1044 (~122Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Peninsular Castle, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  1044x783 (~111Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Peninsular Castle, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  853x1028 (~91Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Peninsular Castle, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Larentia clavaria

• Malva moschata L. Myskimalva Musk Mallow Myskmalva

  • Malva moschata; [RK, 222]; [SK, 223]; [GMBOT, 568]; [FPN, 292]

  800x587 (~47Kb) FINLAND: V: Pyhäranta, Rihtniemi 678:19, 21.7.1997 (escape), Photo © Hannele Aulin

  1000x676 (~119Kb) FINLAND: V: Pyhäranta, 678:19, 21.7.1997 (escape), Photo © Hannele Aulin

  Foodplant for Larentia clavaria

• Malva sylvestris L. Kiiltomalva Metsämalva Common Mallow High Mallow Rödmalva

  • Malva sylvestris; [RK, 222]; [GMBOT, 568]; [FPN, 292]
  • Malva silvestris; [SK, 223]

  900x693 (~96Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 17.9.2000 (cultivated), Photo © Markku Savela Malva sylvestris (Mauritiana Group?) det. Stewart R. Hinsley

  759x1009 (~93Kb) Greece: Ipiros, Parga, Venetian Castle, 6.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Carcharodus tripolina, Heliopetes ericetorum, Platyedra subcinerea, Pyrgus carthami

  • ssp. sylvestris Pikkukiiltomalva

    • sylvestris ssp. sylvestris; [SPK, 392]

    1305x979 (~214Kb) Germany, Rügen, Schaprode, 28.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

    823x1023 (~128Kb) Germany, Rügen, Schaprode, 28.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  • ssp. mauritiana Maurinkiiltomalva

    • sylvestris ssp. mauritiana; [SPK, 392]
• Malva nicaeensis All. Rivieranmalva French Mallow Bull Mallow
• Malva parviflora L. 'Myllymalva' Least Mallow Little Mallow Alkali Malva

  • Malva parviflora; [FPN, 292]

  Foodplant for Heliopetes ericetorum, Vanessa annabella, V. cardui

• Malva pusilla Sm. Kylämalva Pienikukkainen malva? Small Mallow Common Mallow? Cheeses Vit kattost

  • ?Malva borealis Wallr.
  • ?Malva rotundifolia L.

  • Malva pusilla; [RK, 222]
  • Malva rotundifolia; [SK, 399]; [GMBOT, 568]

  Foodplant as Malva rotundifolia for Pholisora catullus, Pyrgus communis

• Malva neglecta Wallr. Katinjuustomalva Dwarf Mallow Common Mallow Skär kattost

  • Malva vulgaris Fr.

  • Malva neglecta, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

  • Malva neglecta; [RK, 223]; [SK, 399]; [FPN, 292]

  Foodplant for Pyrgus communis

• Malva verticillata L. Kurttulehtimalva Curled Mallow

  • Malva verticillata; [GMBOT, 568]
  • var. crispa L. Curled Mallow

    • Malva verticillata var. crispa; [SK, 400]
    • Malva crispa; [GMBOT, 568]

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