#2997 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Knapweed Fritillary

🇳🇱 Knoopkruidparelmoervlinder ·Melitaea phoebe

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Pavel Vojtek · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Giuseppe Cagnetta · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. Provincia di Pisa, Italia:© alice_rofi · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. 87459 Pfronten, Deutschland:© Boris Mittermeier · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Rodopi Municipality, Bulgaria:© SteveM4560 · CC BY 4.0
6. Salmezza, Nembro, Lombardie, IT:© Klara Vidimova · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 4292 Dobri dol, Bulgaria:© SteveM4560 · CC BY 4.0
8. Лужский р-н, Ленинградская обл., Россия:© Михаил Манискалко · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Landkreis Bayreuth, Bayern, Deutschland:© Anja J. · CC BY 4.0
10. Kanisfluh, Au, Österreich:© Inge Biller · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Melitaea phoebe , also known as the knapweed fritillary , is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm, including most of Europe and North Africa, excluding the United Kingdom and Scandinavia. Previously, it also included Melitaea telona , which was recently revalidated as a distinct cryptic species.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 13,487iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
13,487 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 (251 years ago).