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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Heath Fritillary, Lulworth Skipper, Green-veined White, Old World Swallowtail, Marsh Fritillary, Hamearis lucina, Nymphalis antiopa, Lycaena phlaeas, Inachis io, Chequered Skipper, Large Blue, Large White, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Hesperia comma, Small White, Holly Blue, Orange Tip, Vanessa cardui, Vanessa atalanta, Common Blue, Large Skipper, Glanville Fritillary, White-letter Hairstreak, Large Heath, Common Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Wood White, Essex Skipper, Silver-studded Blue, Grizzled Skipper, Brown Hairstreak, Small Skipper, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath, Gatekeeper Butterfly, Brown Argus, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Hairstreak, Grayling, Large Tortoiseshell, Adonis Blue, Black Hairstreak, Small Tortoiseshell, Northern Brown Argus, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Small Blue, Meadow Brown, Limenitis camilla, Real's Wood White, Purple Emperor, High Brown Fritillary, Marbled White, Scotch Argus, Dark Green Fritillary, Chalkhill Blue, The Ringlet, Small Mountain Ringlet. Excerpt: The Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout the Palaearctic from Western Europe to Japan, in heathland, grassland, and in coppiced woodland. Its association with coppiced woodland earned it the name "Woodman's Follower" in parts of the UK. It is considered a threatened species in the UK and Germany, but not Europe-wide or globally. Underside showing diagnostic pattern of spotsSee glossary for terms usedHeath Fritillaries have a wing-span of 39-47 mm. The upperside is predominantly dark brown and orange-brown, with the orange-brown spots delineated by dark brown (along and across the wing-veins); there is a white fringe to the wings through which the dark brown extends. The upperside of the body is a similar dark brown to the colour on the wing, and the ba...
