Genus

Melitaea

8 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
GenusMelitaea

Species in this group

Melitaea diamina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Melitaea didyma

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melitaea phoebe

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melitaea athalia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melitaea cinxia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melitaea varia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Melitaea deione

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melitaea trivia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Melitaea

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	7 of 8	~80%
	Spotted Fritillary			~30%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~30%
	Heath Fritillary			~30%
	Glanville Fritillary			~30%
	False Heath Fritillary			~20%
	Grisons Fritillary			~20%
	Provençal Fritillary			~10%
2	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 8	~70%
	False Heath Fritillary			~40%
	Spotted Fritillary			~30%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~20%
	Glanville Fritillary			~20%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	6 of 8	~70%
	Spotted Fritillary			~30%
	Glanville Fritillary			~20%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~20%
	Heath Fritillary			~20%
	Provençal Fritillary			~10%
	False Heath Fritillary			~10%
4	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 8	~60%
	Spotted Fritillary			~30%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~20%
	False Heath Fritillary			~20%
	Glanville Fritillary			~10%
5	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 8	~60%
	Spotted Fritillary			~30%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~20%
	False Heath Fritillary			~20%
	Glanville Fritillary			~10%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	6 of 8	~50%
	Spotted Fritillary			~20%
	Glanville Fritillary			~10%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~10%
	False Heath Fritillary			~10%
	Heath Fritillary			~10%
	Provençal Fritillary			~10%
7	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 8	~40%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~20%
	Glanville Fritillary			~10%
	Heath Fritillary			~10%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 8	~40%
	Glanville Fritillary			~20%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~20%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	3 of 8	~30%
	Heath Fritillary			~20%
	Spotted Fritillary			~10%
	False Heath Fritillary			~10%
10	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 8	~30%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~20%
	Provençal Fritillary			~10%
	Spotted Fritillary			~10%
11	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 8	~30%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~10%
	Lesser Spotted Fritillary			~10%
	Glanville Fritillary			~10%
	Spotted Fritillary			~10%
12	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 8	~30%
	Heath Fritillary			~30%
13	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 8	~20%
	Heath Fritillary			~10%
	False Heath Fritillary			~10%
14	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	False Heath Fritillary			~10%
15	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 8	~10%
	Heath Fritillary			~10%
16	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 8	~10%
	Heath Fritillary			~10%
17	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 8	~10%
	Heath Fritillary			~10%
18	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~10%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~10%
19	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Glanville Fritillary			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 8	~40%
	Spotted Fritillary			~20%
	Knapweed Fritillary			~10%
2	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 8	~20%
	Spotted Fritillary			~10%
	Knapweed Fritillary			<5%
3	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 8	~10%
	Spotted Fritillary			~10%
	Glanville Fritillary			<5%
4	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 8	~10%
	Spotted Fritillary			<5%
	Glanville Fritillary			<5%
5	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 8	~10%
	Glanville Fritillary			~10%
6	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	<5%
	Knapweed Fritillary			<5%
7	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 8	<5%
	Provençal Fritillary			<5%
8	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	<5%
	Heath Fritillary			<5%
9	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 8	<5%
	Spotted Fritillary			<5%

Melitaea

Species in this group

False Heath Fritillary

Spotted Fritillary

Knapweed Fritillary

Heath Fritillary

Glanville Fritillary

Grisons Fritillary

Provençal Fritillary

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Melitaea

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked