Species account

Mørk Pletvinge (Melitaea diamina)    
   Takvinger (Nymphalidae)    FHFR    24889
False Heath Fritillary (gb)   Doncella Oscura (es)   Sotnätfjäril (se)      Synonyms: Kovetenätfjäril (se)
Measurements:
WS: 36-42mm
Generations:
1
Flight period:
JFMAMJJASOND 
SE
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Distribution:
N Spain, C, E and SE Europe, NE Turkey, Russia, Siberia toward Japan.
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Status:
Rare in Fennoscandinavia. Native population extinct in Denmark, Sjælland 1982. Re-introduced in 2013 to Børstingerød Mose in Allerød Municipality, Sjælland. Apparently with success.
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