59.036 Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary)
ws: m39-44mm, f42-47mm; Jun-Jul; common cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense), germander speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys), ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata); confined to a few woodland sites in Kent and Essex and heath/moorland sites in SW.England.
FULLY PROTECTED UNDER SCHEDULE 5 OF THE WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT (1981)
FULLY PROTECTED UNDER SCHEDULE 5 OF THE WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT (1981)
Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary) §1
ID: uppersides chequered orange and black, fringes chequered white and black.
The only fritillary without postmedian brown/black spots on either side of either wing.
The only fritillary without postmedian brown/black spots on either side of either wing.
§1 Belfairs NR, Essex; 30/05/2011
§2 Belfairs NR, Essex; 30/05/2011
§3 Belfairs NR, Essex; 30/05/2011
§4&5 Belfairs NR, Essex; 30/05/2011; mating pair
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020
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§2 Belfairs NR, Essex; 30/05/2011
§3 Belfairs NR, Essex; 30/05/2011
§4&5 Belfairs NR, Essex; 30/05/2011; mating pair
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 28/05/2014 (§1-5) | §6 added 04/06/2020
