59.036 .... B&F 1613 
Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) 
Not recorded naturally Nottinghamshire at any time, but there has been at least one release of Heath Fritillary in the north of the county in recent years. Any further records of this nationally rare butterfly, can certainly be attributed to similar such releases. Nationally, this butterfly is presently found in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Kent and Somerset.
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Early stages                            
4th-instar larva on Ribworth Plantain Plantago lanceolata, photographed April 2024.
 
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Heath Fritillary    
 
 
 
 
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Updated April 2024
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