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Heath fritillary (Mellicta athalia)

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Heath fritillary egg batch

© Martin Warren / British Butterfly Conservation Society Ltd
Heath fritillary caterpillars in nest

© John Woolmer / gettyimages.com
Heath fritillary caterpillars

© Stephen Davis
Heath fritillary caterpillar

© Martin Warren / British Butterfly Conservation Society Ltd
Heath fritillary chrysalis

© Paul Hobson / naturepl.com
Male heath fritillary

© Alastair Shay / gettyimages.com
Heath fritillary head on

© Richard Becker / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Heath fritillary on flower

© Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / naturepl.com
Heath fritillary

© David Element
Heath fritillary

© Paul Hobson / naturepl.com
Male and female heath fritillary

© John Woolmer / gettyimages.com
Heath fritillary licking up minerals

© Robin Chittenden / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Heath fritillary feeding

© Larry Crowhurst / gettyimages.com
Heath fritillaries mating

© David Element
Heath fritillary habitat

© Ruth Feber / British Butterfly Conservation Society Ltd

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