Dark Green Fritillary
CR

Dark Green Fritillary

Speyeria aglaja

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Overview

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.

Threat summary

Other threatened species in Nymphalidae

Scarce FritillaryCR

Scarce Fritillary

Euphydryas maturna

Unknown
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Altopedaliodes albonotata

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Two-tailed PashaVU

Two-tailed Pasha

Charaxes jasius

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False GraylingVU

False Grayling

Arethusana arethusa

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Dark Green Fritillary classified as Critically Endangered?
Dark Green Fritillary is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. 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.
Where does Dark Green Fritillary live?
Dark Green Fritillary occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Dark Green Fritillary?
The main threats to Dark Green Fritillary are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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