lepidoptera.online © 2017 Adriaan van Os - Butterflies and Moths of South-West Europe
Diurna,
Nymphalidae,
Melitaeinae
• Heath Fritillary - Melitaea athalia
(Mellicta athalia)
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photo A040838, © Adriaan van Os, Corsavy 21-06-2017, altitude 800 m, Melitaea athalia
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Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary) is difficult to distinguish from Melitaea deione (Provençal Fritillary) and Melitaea parthenoides (Meadow Fritillary).
Also see
butterfliesoffrance.com,
pyrgus.de,
the GfS distribution map and
lepiforum.de