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Heath fritillary
Heath fritillary
(Mellicta athalia)
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For more information on the heath fritillary see:
Butterfly Conservation:
www.butterfly-conservation.org/
Butterfly Conservation's Species Action Plan:
www.butterfly-conservation.org/downloads.asp?PageId=73
Asher, J., Warren, M., Fox, R., Harding, P., Jeffcoate, G., and Jeffcoate, S. (2001)
The Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland
. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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