Dark Green Fritillary
Speyeria aglaja
The dark green fritillary is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The insect has a wide range in the Palearctic realm - Europe, Morocco, Iran, Siberia, Central Asia, China, Korea, and Japan.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Speyeria
Dark Green Fritillary belongs to the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
The dark green fritillary is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The insect has a wide range in the Palearctic realm - Europe, Morocco, Iran, Siberia, Central Asia, China, Korea, and Japan.
The Dark Green Fritillary faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss and fragmentation of grassland ecosystems where its violet host plants grow. Agricultural intensification, overgrazing, and abandonment of traditional land management practices have eliminated much of the species' suitable breeding habitat across its range.
Key Facts
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
The Dark Green Fritillary faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss and fragmentation of grassland ecosystems where its violet host plants grow. Agricultural intensification, overgrazing, and abandonment of traditional land management practices have eliminated much of the species' suitable breeding habitat across its range.
Agricultural intensification
Habitat loss and fragmentation
Loss of traditional grassland management
Climate change impacts on host plants
Overgrazing
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Dark Green Fritillary (Speyeria aglaja). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/dark-green-fritillary