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  2. Melitaea trivia
Melitaea trivia(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Melitaeina
  5. Melitaea
  6.  trivia
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TL: Austria, Vienna   (3500 m.)

Habitat

  • Deserts
  • Semi-deserts
  • Xerophilous hillsides

Similar species

  • Melitaea cinxia
  • Melitaea diamina
  • Melitaea didyma
  • Melitaea enarea
  • Melitaea persea
  • Melitaea phoebe
  • Melitaea romanovi
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) asteria
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) athalia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartis
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) deione
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) parthenoides
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) varia
MU
FU

26-41 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàDamer de la blenera
    ČeskyHnědásek jižní
    DeutschBräunlicher Scheckenfalter
    EnglishLesser Spotted Fritillary
    EspañolDoncella Modesta
    FrançaisMélitée du bouillon blanc
    HrvatskiDivizmina riđa
    MagyarKis tarkalepke
    ShqipTrivia
    SlovenčinaHnedáčik divozelový
    SrpskiDivizmin šarenac
    SuomeksiEtelänverkkoperhonen
    TürkçeGüzel Ýparhan
    ΕλληνικάΝότια μελιταία
    РусскийШашечница тривия
    УкраїнськаРябець звичайний
    ייִדישנמפית בוצין
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    LamiaceaeEremostachys
    ScrophulariaceaeScrophulariaFigwort
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum gaillardotii
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum thapsusGreat Mullein
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Mellicta triviaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Papilio triviaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Papilio fascelisEsper, 1784
    Melitaea syriacaRebel, 1905
    Melitaea equivalensde Sagarra, 1924
    Melitaea querciiRocca, 1946
    Melitaea catamesoidesVérity, 1950
    Melitaea catananoidesVérity, 1950
    Melitaea microignasitaVérity, 1950
    Melitaea microsyriacaVérity, 1950
    Melitaea pusillaHeydemann, 1955
    Melitaea uvaroviGorbunov, 1995
  • Melitaea trivia is a member of the clade Melitaea didyma:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Melitaea abyssinicaOberthür, 1909
    Melitaea acraeina(Staudinger, 1886)
    Melitaea agarOberthür, 1886
    Melitaea alaStaudinger, 1881
    Melitaea alraschidHiggins, 1941
    Melitaea ambrisiaHiggins, 1935
    Melitaea arduinna(Esper, 1783)
    Melitaea atheneStaudinger, 1881
    Melitaea avinoviSheljuzhko, 1914
    Melitaea casta(Kollar, [1848])
    Melitaea chitralensisMoore, 1901
    Melitaea deserticolaOberthür, 1909
    Melitaea devyatkiniKolesnichenko, 2018
    Melitaea didyma(Esper, 1778)
    Melitaea didyminaStaudinger, 1886
    Melitaea didymoidesEversmann, 1847
    Melitaea enareaFruhstorfer, [1917]
    Melitaea ferganaStaudinger, 1882
    Melitaea infernalisGrum-Grshimailo, 1891
    Melitaea interruptaKolenati, 1846
    Melitaea jitkaWeiss & Major, 2000
    Melitaea kotshubeji(Sheljuzhko, 1929)
    Melitaea latonigenaEversmann, 1847
    Melitaea lunulataStaudinger, 1901
    Melitaea lutkoEvans, 1932
    Melitaea meherparvariCarbonell, 2007
    Melitaea mimeticaHiggins, 1940
    Melitaea mixtaEvans, 1912
    Melitaea nadezhdaeSheljuzhko, 1912
    Melitaea robertsi(Butler, 1880)
    Melitaea romanoviGrum-Grshimailo, 1891
    Melitaea sarvistanaWiltshire, 1941
    Melitaea saxatilisChristoph, 1873
    Melitaea shanduraEvans, 1924
    Melitaea sutschanaStaudinger, 1892
    Melitaea trivia(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Melitaea yuentyOberthür, 1886
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov

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Female, upperside.

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Adult, underside.

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Copulating pair.

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Larva.

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Larva.

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Larva.

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Larva.

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Larva.

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Pupa.

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Pupa.

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Eggs.

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Eggs.

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