Male. Taken in the Vercors Natural Park, France, on July 20th 2018. (© David Hastings)
(1/400th sec at f13)

Female. Taken in the Vercors Natural Park, France, on July 20th 2018. (© David Hastings)
(1/320th sec at f14)

Underside. Taken in the Vercors Natural Park, France, on July 19th 2018. (© David Hastings)
(1/1600th sec at f6.3)

Description

Family: Heliconiinae

Wing span: 42 - 46mm

Titania's Fritillary has a typically chequered orange-brown upperside and a marginal row of triangles and dots. The underside has brown pearly spots and triangular markings at the edge of the hindwings. The sexes are similar.

It is found in south Poland, the Alps and and the Balkan mountains, and also on the eastern side of the Baltic and south Finland extending eastwards. Evaluated as Near-threatened.

Typical habitats are light woodland clearings, margins and glades and damp meadows up to 2000m.

There is one brood per year from mid-June to early August.

Larvae feed on Bistorta major and violets.

Sightings