Heath fritillary (Melitaea athalia) in Centovalli, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra

Photo by Palaimon

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

The Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout the Palaearctic from Western Europe to Japan, in heathland, grassland, and in coppiced woodland. Its association with coppiced woodland earned it the name "Woodman's Follower" in parts of the UK.[1] It is considered a threatened species in the UK and Germany, but not Europe-wide or globally.

Habitat:

Found it in swisserland

Notes:

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Heath Fritillary

Species ID Suggestions

Cranberry Fritillary

Boloria aquilonaris

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ThePinappleMan

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Heath fritillary

Melitaea athalia

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KarenL

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Comments (14)

Palaimon

Add to the mission European butterflies and moths. Thanks for the information bayucca

bayucca

Please, join the new mission of European butterflies and moths and post all your corresponding spottings. We need a lot of people which would join the group to make it global! Thanks and best regards from Switzerland! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8574613

Palaimon

Thanks Arun

Arun

Awesome .. nice capture

KarenL

Fritillaries can be tricky to id as many are very similar on the dorsal side which is why a series of photos like this makes life a lot easier!

ThePinappleMan

oh yeah you are right I can see the difference they are really different

KarenL

This is a Heath fritillary not a Cranberry fritillary. The dorsal view is similar but the ventral is quite different!

ThePinappleMan

your welcome!