List of fritillaries (butterflies)

This is a list of species of butterfly with the common name fritillary. The term fritillary refers to the chequered markings on the wings, usually black on orange, and derives from the Latin fritillus, meaning dice-box (or, according to some sources, a chequerboard); the fritillary flower, with its chequered markings, has the same derivation. Most fritillaries belong to the family of Nymphalidae, within which are several genera whose species are nearly all called fritillaries: Argynnis, Boloria, Speyeria (the greater fritillaries), Euphydryas, Melitaea, and Agraulis.

Common name	Latin name	Distribution	Image
Adiaste fritillary	Speyeria adiaste	North America	File:Unsilvered fritillary butterfly.jpg
Aetherie fritillary	Melitaea aetherie	Africa	File:(MHNT) Melitaea aetherie aetherie - Scillato Sicile - male dorsal.jpg
African leopard fritillary	Phalanta eurytis	Africa
Alberta fritillary	Boloria alberta	North America
Aphrodite fritillary	Speyeria aphrodite	North America
Assmann's fritillary	Melitaea britomartis	Europe, Asia	File:Mellictabritomartis.jpg
Astarte fritillary	Boloria astarte	North America
Atlantis fritillary	Speyeria atlantis	North America
Balkan fritillary	Boloria graeca	Europe	File:Boloria graeca MHNT CUT 2013 3 22 N.D. de la Salette Dos.jpg
Baluchi fritillary	Melitaea robertsi	Asia	File:MelitaeaRobertsi 379 2.jpg
Beringian fritillary	Boloria natazhati	North America
Blackvein fritillary	Melitaea arcesia	Asia	File:Melitaea arcesia chuana - Seitz.png
Bog fritillary	Boloria eunomia	North America	File:Boloria.eunomia.1.jpg
Callippe fritillary	Speyeria callippe	North America	File:Speyeria callippe callippe.jpg
Caribbean false fritillary	Anetia pantheratus	Caribbean
Cranberry fritillary	Boloria aquilonaris	Europe	File:Boloria.aquilonaris.1.jpg
Crescent spot fritillary	Anthanassa texana	North America	File:Mariposa lunita tejana.jpg
Cryptic fritillary	Boloria natazhati	North America
Dark green fritillary	Argynnis aglaja	Europe, Asia	File:Nymphalidae - Argynnis aglaja.JPG
Desert fritillary	Melitaea deserticola	Africa, Asia
Diana fritillary	Speyeria diana	North America	File:Male Diana Fritillary Megan McCarty27.jpg
Dingy fritillary	Boloria improba	Europe, North America
Duke of Burgundy fritillary	Hamearis lucina	Europe	File:Lycaenidae - Riodininae - Hamearis lucina-1.JPG
Edwards' fritillary	Speyeria edwardsii	North America	File:Speyeria edwardsii.jpg
Egleis fritillary	Speyeria egleis	North America	File:Fritillary great basin 01.JPG
European meadow fritillary	Melitaea parthenoides	Europe	File:Melitaea parthenoides anvers.jpg
False fritillary	Pseudargynnis	Africa	File:SeitzFaunaAfricanaXIIITaf46.jpg
False heath fritillary	Melitaea diamina	Europe	File:Melitaea diamina Julian Alps Slovenia 2.jpg
Forest leopard fritillary	Phalanta eurytis	Africa
Freija fritillary	Boloria freija	Europe, North America	File:Nacré de l'orcette MHNT.jpg
Freyer's fritillary	Melitaea arduinna	Europe, Asia	File:Melitaea arduinna.jpg
Frigga fritillary	Boloria frigga	Europe/North America/Asia
Glanville fritillary	Melitaea cinxia	Europe/North America/Asia	File:MelitaeaCinxia.jpg
Great Basin fritillary	Speyeria egleis	North America	File:Fritillary great basin 01.JPG
Great spangled fritillary	Speyeria cybele	North America	File:Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary 8.9.2008.jpg
Grisons fritillary	Melitaea varia	Europe	File:Mellicta varia-dessous.jpg
Gulf fritillary	Agraulis vanillae	North and South America
Heath fritillary	Melitaea athalia	Europe, Asia	File:Ratamoverkkoperhonen.jpg
High brown fritillary	Fabriciana adippe	Europe, Asia
Hydaspe fritillary	Speyeria hydaspe	North America	File:Speyeria hydaspe 19813.JPG
Indian fritillary	Argynnis hyperbius	Asia	File:Indian fritillary.JPG
Knapweed fritillary	Melitaea phoebe	Europe/Asia/North America
Lesser false fritillary	Anetia briarea	Caribbean
Lesser marbled fritillary	Brenthis ino	Asia, Europe
Lesser spotted fritillary	Melitaea trivia	Europe/Asia/ North America	File:Melitaea trivia syriaca 1.jpg
Little fritillary	Melitaea asteria	Europe
Marbled fritillary	Brenthis daphne	Europe, Asia
Marsh fritillary	Euphydryas aurinia	Europe, Asia	File:Euphydryas aurinia.jpg
Meadow fritillary	Boloria bellona	North America	File:Meadow Fritillary, Megan McCarty49.jpg
Meadow fritillary	Melitaea parthenoides	Europe	File:Melitaea parthenoides anvers.jpg
Mexican fritillary	Euptoieta hegesia	America	File:Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia) dorsal.jpg
Mountain fritillary	Boloria napaea	Europe/North America/Asia
Nickerl's fritillary	Melitaea aurelia	Europe	File:Melitaea aurelia - Ehrenpreis-Scheckenfalter.jpg
Niobe fritillary	Argynnis niobe	Europe, Asia
Northwestern fritillary	Speyeria hesperis	North America
Pacific fritillary	Boloria epithore	North America
Pallas' fritillary	Argynnis laodice	Europe, Asia	File:Pallas Fritillary, Hungary (3306494579).jpg
Pearl-bordered fritillary	Boloria euphrosyne	Europe, Asia
Pleistocene fritillary	Boloria natazhati	North America
Polaris fritillary	Boloria polaris	Europe, America
Provençal fritillary	Melitaea deione	Europe, Africa	File:Melitaea deione.jpg
Purplish fritillary	Boloria chariclea	Europe, North America
Queen of Spain fritillary	Issoria lathonia	Europe	File:Issoria lathonia kz1.jpg
Red-band fritillary	Melitaea didyma	Europe/Asia/Africa	File:Spotted Fritillary - Side 1.jpg
Regal fritillary	Speyeria idalia	North America	File:Regal Fritillary Female.jpg
Scarce fritillary	Euphydryas maturna	Europe	File:Maivogel oben.jpg
Shepherd's fritillary	Boloria pales	Europe, Asia
Silver-washed fritillary	Argynnis paphia	Europe/Africa/Asia
Small pearl-bordered fritillary	Boloria selene	Europe/Asia/North America
Spotted fritillary	Melitaea didyma	Europe/Africa/Asia	File:Spotted Fritillary - Side 1.jpg
Thor's fritillary	Boloria thore	Europe, Asia	File:(MHNT) Boloria thore - Val Genova Trentino Italie- male - dorsal.jpg
Titania's fritillary	Boloria titania	Europe, Asia
Twin-spot fritillary	Brenthis hecate	Europe, Asia	File:Nymphalidae - Brenthis hecate-001.JPG
Uncompahgre fritillary	Boloria acrocnema	North America
Unsilvered fritillary	Speyeria adiaste	North America	File:Unsilvered fritillary butterfly.jpg
Weaver's fritillary	Boloria dia	Europe	File:Nymphalidae - Boloria (Clossiana) dia.JPG
Zerene fritillary	Speyeria zerene	North America	File:Speyeria zerene 16835.JPG