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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Melitaea didyma
Melitaea didyma(Esper, 1778)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Melitaeina
  5. Melitaea
  6.  didyma
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TL: [Germany, Bavaria]   (2600 m.)

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Heathlands, moorlands

Similar species

  • Melitaea ala
  • Melitaea cinxia
  • Melitaea diamina
  • Melitaea interrupta
  • Melitaea kotshubeji
  • Melitaea latonigena
  • Melitaea ninae
  • Melitaea phoebe
  • Melitaea trivia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) asteria
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) athalia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartis
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) deione
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) parthenoides
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) varia
MU
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36-49 mm

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  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԴիդիմա
    CatalàDamer roig
    ČeskyHnědásek květelový
    DanskRød Pletvinge
    DeutschRoter Scheckenfalter
    Eesti keelLõuna-tähnikvõrkliblikas
    EnglishRed-band Fritillary
    EnglishSpotted Fritillary
    EspañolDoncella timida
    FrançaisMélitée orangée
    HrvatskiCrvena riđa
    ItalianoFritillaria
    LietuviųSmiltyninė šaškytė
    MagyarTüzes tarkalepke
    NederlandsTweekleurige parelmoervlinde
    NederlandsTweekleurige parelmoervlinder
    PolskiPrzeplatka didyma
    PortuguêsDidima
    ShqipKuqaloshja
    SlovenčinaHnedáčik pyštekový
    SlovenščinaRdeči pisanček
    SrpskiPlameni šarenac
    SuomeksiIdän verkkoperhonen
    SvenskaFläckig nätfjäril
    TürkçeBenekli Ýparhan
    ΕλληνικάΠορτοκαλιά μελιταία
    РусскийШашечница дидима
    РусскийШашечница красная
    УкраїнськаРябець червоний
    ქართულიწითელი კამათელა
    中文狄网蛱蝶
    ייִדישנמפית לבנון
    زبان_فارسینوارقرمزی خال‌دار
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PlantaginaceaeLinaria vulgarisCommon Toadflax
    PlantaginaceaePlantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain
    PlantaginaceaeVeronicaSpeedwell
    PolygonaceaeBistorta officinalisBistort
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascumMullein
    ValerianaceaeValeriana officinalisCommon Valerian
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Mellicta didymaEsper, 1778
    Papilio didymaEsper, 1778
    Melitaea neeraFischer de Waldheim, 1840
    Melitaea occidentalisStaudinger, 1861
    Melitaea dalmatinaStaudinger, 1870
    Melitaea jaikaKrulikowsky, 1901
    Melitaea mauretanicaOberthür, 1909
    Melitaea pieszczekiSkala, 1909
    Melitaea minorKsenzhopol'sky, 1911
    Melitaea progressivaKsenzhopol'sky, 1911
    Melitaea striataKsenzhopol'sky, 1911
    Melitaea acrogynoidesReverdin, 1912
    Melitaea anticoradiatade Saussure, 1914
    Melitaea mauritiiReverdin, 1918
    Melitaea mireioFoulquier, 1923
    Melitaea bockletiiHeuer, 1924
    Melitaea depauperatade Sagarra, 1924
    Melitaea moulinsiTrimoulet, 1924
    Melitaea nigroguttataSovinsky, 1927
    Melitaea nigralbaFebvay du Couedic, 1934
    Melitaea cumulansSkala, 1936
    Melitaea storaceiBerio, 1942
    Melitaea unifasciataCaruel, 1944
    Melitaea romulanigraVérity, 1950
    Melitaea lobatoiSabariego, 1976
  • Melitaea didyma 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
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    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
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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