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This grid is to provide a quick reference identification guide for those European fritillaries that occur in France. They are all males, except where indicated, although in most cases there is little difference.

The original photographs have been re-oriented, cropped and reduced, so are of lower quality.

High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe) Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) Niobe Fritillary (Argynnis niobe niobe) Niobe Fritillary (Argynnis niobe eris)
Silver Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) Cardinal (Argynnis pandora) F Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia) Cranberry Fritillary (Boloria aquilonaris) ©Juha Tyllinen Mountain Fritillary (Boloria napaea) Shepherds Fritillary (Boloria pales)
Balkan Fritillary (Boloria graeca) Weaver's Fritillary (Boloria dia) Titania's Fritillary (Boloria titania titania) Titania's Fritillary (Boloria titania cypris)
Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia) Provencal Fritillary (Melitaea deione ) Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma) Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe) Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia) Nickerl's Fritillary (Melitaea aurelia)
Meadow Fritillary (Melitaea parthenoides) Grisons Fritillary (Melitaea varia) Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia beckeri)
Asian Fritillary (Euphydryas intermedia) Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna) Spanish Fritillary (Euphydryas desfontainii) Cynthia's Fritillary (Euphydryas cynthia) F
 
Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis daphne) F Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate) Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)