Forewing Length: 18-20mm;
Wingspan: 35-40mm;
Proboscis Length: 8.5-10mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(2 - 3 Weeks)	July - June	?	May - July (Earliest: 4.6)

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Asteraceae	Many Plantaginaceae	Melampyrum pratense	Teucrium scorodonia
	Valeriana dioica
Food: (Adult)	Ranunculus acris Nectar	Galium saxatile Nectar	Rumex acetosa
Parasitoids:	Ichneumon gracilicornis Larva	Phryxe nemea Larva
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Predators: (Pupae)	Carabidae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Melitaea athalia
UK Butterflies Heath Fritillary
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Melitaea athalia
Lepiforum: Melitaea athalia

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