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Species Account for Melitaea athalia

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Melitaea athalia  (Rottemburg, 1775)
Heath Fritillary
Lepidoptera: butterflies: Nymphalidae

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Taxonomic group: butterflies (Lepidoptera: butterflies) - County data

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Status: EN;Legal Protection;NR;Section 41 Priority Species

Records: 1804
First Record: 1949
Latest Record: 2023

1992-on hectads: 4
Pre-1992 hectads: 3
Total hectads: 4

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Broad Habitat Data (based on 8 records with habitat information)

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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 1804 records with habitat detail and method information)

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