List of fritillaries (butterflies)

This is a list of species of butterfly with the common name fritillary. The term fritillary refers to the chequered markings on the wings, usually black on orange, and derives from the Latin fritillus, meaning dice-box (or, according to some sources, a chequerboard); the fritillary flower, with its chequered markings, has the same derivation.[1] Most fritillaries belong to the family of Nymphalidae, within which are several genera whose species are nearly all called fritillaries: Argynnis, Boloria, Speyeria (the greater fritillaries), Euphydryas, Melitaea, and Agraulis.

Common name Latin name Distribution Image
Adiaste fritillary Speyeria adiaste North America
Aetherie fritillary Melitaea aetherie Africa
African leopard fritillary Phalanta eurytis Africa
Alberta fritillary Boloria alberta North America
Aphrodite fritillary Speyeria aphrodite North America
Assmann's fritillary Melitaea britomartis Europe, Asia
Astarte fritillary Boloria astarte North America
Atlantis fritillary Speyeria atlantis North America
Balkan fritillary Boloria graeca Europe
Baluchi fritillary Melitaea robertsi Asia
Beringian fritillary Boloria natazhati North America
Blackvein fritillary Melitaea arcesia Asia
Bog fritillary Boloria eunomia North America
Callippe fritillary Speyeria callippe North America
Caribbean false fritillary Anetia pantheratus Caribbean
Cranberry fritillary Boloria aquilonaris Europe
Crescent spot fritillary Anthanassa texana North America
Cryptic fritillary Boloria natazhati North America
Dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja Europe, Asia
Desert fritillary Melitaea deserticola Africa, Asia
Diana fritillary Speyeria diana North America
Dingy fritillary Boloria improba Europe, North America
Duke of Burgundy fritillary Hamearis lucina Europe
Edwards' fritillary Speyeria edwardsii North America
Egleis fritillary Speyeria egleis North America
European meadow fritillary Melitaea parthenoides Europe
False fritillary Pseudargynnis Africa
False heath fritillary Melitaea diamina Europe
Forest leopard fritillary Phalanta eurytis Africa
Freija fritillary Boloria freija Europe, North America
Freyer's fritillary Melitaea arduinna Europe, Asia
Frigga fritillary Boloria frigga Europe/North America/Asia
Glanville fritillary Melitaea cinxia Europe/North America/Asia
Great Basin fritillary Speyeria egleis North America
Great spangled fritillary Speyeria cybele North America
Grisons fritillary Melitaea varia Europe
Gulf fritillary Agraulis vanillae North and South America
Heath fritillary Melitaea athalia Europe, Asia
High brown fritillary Fabriciana adippe Europe, Asia
Hydaspe fritillary Speyeria hydaspe North America
Indian fritillary Argynnis hyperbius Asia
Knapweed fritillary Melitaea phoebe Europe/Asia/North America
Lesser false fritillary Anetia briarea Caribbean
Lesser marbled fritillary Brenthis ino Asia, Europe
Lesser spotted fritillary Melitaea trivia Europe/Asia/ North America
Little fritillary Melitaea asteria Europe
Marbled fritillary Brenthis daphne Europe, Asia
Marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Europe, Asia
Meadow fritillary Boloria bellona North America
Meadow fritillary Melitaea parthenoides Europe
Mexican fritillary Euptoieta hegesia America
Mountain fritillary Boloria napaea Europe/North America/Asia
Nickerl's fritillary Melitaea aurelia Europe
Niobe fritillary Argynnis niobe Europe, Asia
Northwestern fritillary Speyeria hesperis North America
Pacific fritillary Boloria epithore North America
Pallas' fritillary Argynnis laodice Europe, Asia
Pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne Europe, Asia
Pleistocene fritillary Boloria natazhati North America
Polaris fritillary Boloria polaris Europe, America
Provençal fritillary Melitaea deione Europe, Africa
Purplish fritillary Boloria chariclea Europe, North America
Queen of Spain fritillary Issoria lathonia Europe
Red-band fritillary Melitaea didyma Europe/Asia/Africa
Regal fritillary Speyeria idalia North America
Scarce fritillary Euphydryas maturna Europe
Shepherd's fritillary Boloria pales Europe, Asia
Silver-washed fritillary Argynnis paphia Europe/Africa/Asia
Small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene Europe/Asia/North America
Spotted fritillary Melitaea didyma Europe/Africa/Asia
Thor's fritillary Boloria thore Europe, Asia
Titania's fritillary Boloria titania Europe, Asia
Twin-spot fritillary Brenthis hecate Europe, Asia
Uncompahgre fritillary Boloria acrocnema North America
Unsilvered fritillary Speyeria adiaste North America
Weaver's fritillary Boloria dia Europe
Zerene fritillary Speyeria zerene North America

References edit

  1. ^ Shorter Oxford English dictionary. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. 2007. p. 3804. ISBN 0199206872.