TL: Germany, Erlangen (2500 m.)
Habitat
- Forest edges
- Glades
- Wet meadows
27-34 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
ČeskyHnědásek černýšový
DeutschEhrenpreis-Scheckenfalter
EnglishNickerl's Fritillary
FrançaisMélitée de Nickerl
HrvatskiZlaćana riđa
ItalianoAurelia
LietuviųMažoji šaškytė
MagyarRecés tarkalepke
NederlandsSteppeparelmoervlinder
PolskiPrzeplatka aurelia
ShqipAureliana
SlovenčinaHnedáčik veronikový
SrpskiAurelija
SuomeksiTädykeverkkoperhonen
TürkçeGüzel Amannisa
ΕλληνικάΒόρεια μελιταία
РусскийШашечница аврелия
УкраїнськаРябець Аврелія
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Orobanchaceae Melampyrum pratense Common Cow-wheat Orobanchaceae Rhinanthus minor Yellow Rattle Plantaginaceae Digitalis Foxglove Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Plantaginaceae Veronica Speedwell
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Melitaea corythalia Spuler, 1901 Melitaea latonigena Spuler, 1901 Melitaea navarina Spuler, 1901 Melitaea cinerea van Mellaerts, 1929 Melitaea subnigrescens Cleu, 1932 Melitaea commacula Caruel, 1944 Melitaea ligata Caruel, 1944 Melitaea nigropunctata Caruel, 1944 Melitaea unifasciata Caruel, 1944 Melitaea dorfmeisteri Vérity, 1950 Melitaea fuscissima Vérity, 1950
- Subspecies
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Species Author Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia aurelia Nickerl, 1850 Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia ciscaucasica Rjabov, 1926 Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia distans (Higgins, 1955)
- Links
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Language Website Authors
Butterfly Conservation Armenia
Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner
Lepiforum e. V.
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei
Russian insects Ilya Osipov
Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön
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