Dorset butterflies in the fritillaries and metalmarks family include:
Notes
This website only shows butterflies found in Dorset. This is a quick run-down on the Fritillaries generally, to be clear as to which you might see in Dorset:
- Dark Green Fritillary – found quite extensively in the County
- Duke of Burgundy – used to be classed as a Fritillary but not now considered to be in this family, though it looks like it ought to be. Found in limited Dorset locations.
- Glanville Fritillary – not found in Dorset
- Heath Fritillary – not found in Dorset
- Marsh Fritillary – found in the County
- Pearl-bordered Fritillary – extinct in Dorset since early this century
- Silver-washed Fritillary – found quite extensively in the County
- Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary – only known in one Dorset site, in Purbeck
- High Brown Fritillary – not found in Dorset
- Heath Fritillary – not found in Dorset