• Local names

• Language	Vernacular name
  Català	Damer dels prats
  Česky	Hnědásek světlý
  Deutsch	Westlicher Scheckenfalter
  English	Meadow Fritillary
  Español	Doncella Minerva
  Français	Mélitée des Scabieuses
  Italiano	Melitea di Atena
  Nederlands	Westelijke parelmoervlinder
  Suomeksi	Läntinen verkkoperhonen
  Svenska	Prydlig nätfjäril

• Synonyms and other combinations

• Latin name	Author
  Melitaea dejone	Freyer, 1846
  Melitaea speyeri	Meyer-Dür, 1851
  Melitaea cincta	Blachier, 1914
  Melitaea escalerai	Agenjo, 1934
  Melitaea varioides	Rütimeyer, 1942
  Melitaea demarginata	Caruel, 1944
  Melitaea ligata	Caruel, 1944
  Melitaea jupini	Caruel, 1945
  Melitaea oberth	Caruel, 1945
  Melitaea r?hli	Caruel, 1945
  Melitaea blachieri	Caruel, 1946
  Melitaea commacula	Caruel, 1946
  Melitaea deficiens	Caruel, 1946
  Melitaea grisea	Caruel, 1946
  Melitaea progressa	Caruel, 1946
  Melitaea subtus-ocellata	Caruel, 1946
  Melitaea ocellata	Caruel, 1948
  Melitaea amparei	Sabariego, 1976
  Melitaea martai	Sabariego, 1976

• Melitaea (Mellicta) parthenoides is a member of the clade Melitaea aurelia:

• Species	Author
  Melitaea (Mellicta) asteria	Freyer, 1828
  Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia aurelia	Nickerl, 1850
  Melitaea (Mellicta) menetriesi	(Caradja, 1895)
  Melitaea (Mellicta) parthenoides	Keferstein, 1851
  Melitaea (Mellicta) rebeli	Wnukowsky, 1929
  Melitaea (Mellicta) varia	Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]

• Links

• Language	Website	Authors
  	Anything but Common	Peter Groenendijk
  	euroButterflies	Matt Rowling
  	Lepidoptera and their ecology	Wolfgang Wagner
  	Lepiforum e. V.
  	Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa	Paolo Mazzei
  	The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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