Spotted Fritillary
Melitaea didyma
Males are a bright orange-red above with only a few black spots, while females are often duller with a greyish tinge. On the hindwing underside both sexes show orange bands with black dots on a pale background.
- Group
- Brush-footed Butterflies
- Photos
- 2
- Taken
- 2020–2025
Profile: Spotted Fritillary
- Family
- Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)
- Wingspan
- approx. 30–50 mm
- Habitat
- Warm, dry, flower-rich sites such as calcareous grassland, rocky slopes and sunny banks.
- Diet
- Caterpillars feed on ribwort plantain, toadflax, speedwells, mulleins, woundworts and other herbs.
- When to see
- In Central Europe flies in two generations from about mid-April to September, in warm regions in three generations from March to October.
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