List of fritillaries (butterflies)
This is a list of butterfly species in diverse genera with the common name . The term refers to the chequered markings on the wings, usually black on orange, and derives from the Latin fritillus. Most fritillaries belong to the family Nymphalidae.
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 | |
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 |