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  2. Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia
Melitaea aureliaNickerl, 1850
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Melitaeina
  5. Melitaea
  6. Mellicta
  7.  aurelia
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TL: Germany, Erlangen   (2500 m.)

Habitat

  • Forest edges
  • Glades
  • Wet meadows

Similar species

  • Melitaea cinxia
  • Melitaea diamina
  • Melitaea phoebe
  • Melitaea trivia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) asteria
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) athalia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartis
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) deione
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) menetriesi
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) parthenoides
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) varia
MU
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27-34 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular 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
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    OrobanchaceaeMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheat
    OrobanchaceaeRhinanthus minorYellow Rattle
    PlantaginaceaeDigitalisFoxglove
    PlantaginaceaePlantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain
    PlantaginaceaeVeronicaSpeedwell
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Melitaea corythaliaSpuler, 1901
    Melitaea latonigenaSpuler, 1901
    Melitaea navarinaSpuler, 1901
    Melitaea cinereavan Mellaerts, 1929
    Melitaea subnigrescensCleu, 1932
    Melitaea commaculaCaruel, 1944
    Melitaea ligataCaruel, 1944
    Melitaea nigropunctataCaruel, 1944
    Melitaea unifasciataCaruel, 1944
    Melitaea dorfmeisteriVérity, 1950
    Melitaea fuscissimaVérity, 1950
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia aureliaNickerl, 1850
    Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia ciscaucasicaRjabov, 1926
    Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia distans(Higgins, 1955)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Female, upperside.

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Adult, upperside.

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Adult, upperside.

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Adult, underside.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Chľaba

Adult, underside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Copulating pair.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Final instar larva.

Валентин ТихоновRussia, Дагеста́н

Larva.

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