Fritillaries - Mellicta

Widespread and very variable, with numerous named forms.	Male upperside Similar to athalia, Female below showing 'dumb bell' shaped mark in S1b on forewing	Alps above 1500m Male upperside Female upperside Underside	Not pictured Mainly southern France and Spain. Similar to varia, upperside forewing mark in S1b oblique.
Mellicta athalia Heath Fritillary	*Mellicta deione* Provençal Fritillary	*Mellicta varia* Grison's Fritillary	*Mellicta parthenoides* Meadow Fritillary
Not pictured Similar to parthenoides, complete postdiscal line on upperside forewing.	Not pictured Eastern Europe Like aurelia, generally larger and darker.	Not pictured Small, local in Alps above 2000m
*Mellicta aurelia* Nickerl's Fritillary	*Mellicta britomartis* Assmann's Fritillary	*Mellicta asteria* Little Fritillary