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Heath fritillary

Melitaea athalia

Order Lepidoptera. Family Nymphalidae.

Heath fritillary — Photographs 1
Heath fritillary.
Photo: Harald Süpfle / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

The heath fritillary (Melitaea athalia) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Traits

Wingspan
33–42 mm
Flight period
May–August
Host plants
cow-wheat, plantain, speedwell
Generations per year
1–2

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Photographs

Heath fritillary — Photographs 2
Heath fritillary. Zoological illustration.
Jacob Hübner / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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