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Heath Fritillary

Melitaea athalia

129Records since 2000
JunePeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May3
Jun102
Jul22
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England68
2Essex England52
3Somerset England7
4Devon England2
129 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
129
Peak month
June
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Melitaea athalia
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
4,145
Most recorded in
Kent, Essex
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Melitaea
Name with authority
Melitaea athalia Wachtelweizen-Scheckenfalter

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q651464 · GBIF 1899433