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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Melitaea diamina
Melitaea diamina(Lang, 1789)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Melitaeina
  5. Melitaea
  6.  diamina
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TL: [Germany, Augsburg]   (2600 m.)

Habitat

  • Peaty meadows
  • Waterlogged meadows
  • Wet meadows

Similar species

  • Melitaea protomedia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) asteria
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) athalia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartis
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) parthenoides
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) varia
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33-46 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԴիամինա
    CatalàDamer de la valeriana
    ČeskyHnědásek rozrazilový
    DanskMørk pletvinge
    DeutschBaldrian-Scheckenfalter
    Eesti keelNõmme-tähnikvõrkliblikas
    EnglishFalse Heath Fritillary
    EspañolDoncella oscura
    FrançaisMélitée noirâtre
    HrvatskiMrka riđa
    LatviešuBaldriānu pļavraibenis
    LietuviųTamsioji šaškytė
    MagyarKockás tarkalepke
    NederlandsWoudparelmoervlinder
    NorskMørk rutevinge
    PolskiPrzeplatka diamina
    ShqipKrahporotfallikafta me kuti të zeza
    SlovenčinaHnedáčik čermeľový
    SlovenščinaMočvirski pisanček
    SrpskiMrki šarenac
    SuomeksiTummaverkkoperhonen
    SvenskaSotnätfjäril
    TürkçeFunda Ýparhaný
    РусскийШашечница диамина
    РусскийШашечница черноватая
    УкраїнськаРябець діаміна
    中文网蛱蝶
    한국어은점어리표범나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ValerianaceaeValeriana dioicaMarsh valerian
    ValerianaceaeValeriana excelsa
    ValerianaceaeValeriana officinalisCommon Valerian
    ValerianaceaeValeriana sambucifolia
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Mellicta diaminaLang, 1789
    Papilio diaminaLang, 1789
    Melitaea vernetensisRondou, 1902
    Melitaea aduaticanaCabeau, 1903
    Melitaea seminigraMuschamp, 1905
    Melitaea progressivaKsenzhopol'sky, 1911
    Melitaea subtusocellataReverdin, 1914
    Melitaea moffartsiLambillion, 1919
    Melitaea semidetritaHartig, 1924
    Melitaea perrhoioReverdin, 1927
    Melitaea codinaide Sagarra, 1932
    Melitaea luciferinaAgenjo, 1934
    Melitaea subnavarinaPionneau, 1937
    Melitaea ligataCaruel, 1944
  • Melitaea diamina is a member of the clade Melitaea cinxia:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Melitaea amoenulaC. & R. Felder, [1867]
    Melitaea arcesiaBremer, 1861
    Melitaea balbita(Moore, 1874)
    Melitaea bellonaLeech, [1892]
    Melitaea cinxia(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Melitaea diamina(Lang, 1789)
    Melitaea jezabelOberthür, 1886
    Melitaea protomedia(Ménétriés, 1859)
    Melitaea sindura(Moore, 1865)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Female, upperside.

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Female, upperside.

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Female, upperside.

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Adult, underside.

Marcin MikusekPoland

Copulating pair.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Korytków Mały

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †France

Larva.

Jarosław WentaPoland

Larva.

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