Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary)
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Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary)
Originator: Leif Gabrielsen
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animals (Animalia)
Phylum: Articulate animals (Arthropoda)
Class: Insects (Insecta)
Order: Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Group: Butterflies (Rhopalocera)
Family: Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily: Melitaeinae
Genus: Melitaea
Species: Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia)
Other names: vanlig rutevinge
Norwegian name: Marimjellerutevinge
Host plants: Centaurea, Digitalis, Linaria, Melampyrum, Pedicularis, Plantago, Plantago lanceolata, Valeriana officinalis, Veronica
Confusion species: False-heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
Norwegian Red List 2010: Least Concern more info