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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Melitaea arduinna
Melitaea arduinna(Esper, 1783)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Melitaeina
  5. Melitaea
  6.  arduinna
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TL: [Russia, Volgograd Region, Kamyshin]   (1000 - 3000 m.)

Habitat

  • Forest clearings
  • Forest edges
  • Steppes

Similar species

  • Melitaea cinxia
  • Melitaea phoebe
MU
FU

42-50 mm

MD
FD
  • Russia
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԱրդուինա
    EnglishFreyer's Fritillary
    FrançaisMélitée pont-euxine
    NederlandsCentaurieparelmoervlinder
    ShqipFreyerina
    SrpskiKrupnooki šarenac
    TürkçeTürkistan Ýparhaný
    ΕλληνικάΑνατολική μελιταία
    РусскийШашечница горная
    УкраїнськаРябець арденнський
    ייִדישנמפית קוציץ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeCentaureaKnapweed
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Mellicta arduinnaEsper, 1783
    Cinclidia arduinnaHübner, 1818
    Melitaea rhodopensisFreyer, 1836
    Athaliaeformis arduinnaVérity, 1950
    Didymaeformis arduinnaVérity, 1950
  • Melitaea arduinna 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
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov

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Male, upperside.

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Adult, underside.

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Adult, underside.

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Copulating pair.

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Final instar larva.

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Pupa.

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