Heath Fritillary

Melitaea athalia

The heath fritillary is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. 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. It is considered a threatened species in the UK and Germany, but not Europe-wide or globally. Source

Where is the Heath Fritillary now?

No records in the last 8 weeks. It may be out of season where the observers and sensors are.

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How the Heath Fritillary moves through the year

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 46°N in June to 58°N in July, about 1,300 km apart.

When does the Heath Fritillary arrive?

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Arriving at the same time in Europe

• Common Swift Apus apus
• Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
• Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
• Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
• Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
• Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
• Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata

Every arrival in Europe, month by month

Related species

• False Heath Fritillary Melitaea diamina
• Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia
• Lesser Spotted Fritillary Melitaea trivia

Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured · How it compares with human observers