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  2. Melitaea (Mellicta) caucasogenita
Melitaea caucasogenitaVérity, 1930
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Melitaeina
  5. Melitaea
  6. Mellicta
  7.  caucasogenita
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TL: [Azerbaijan, Hanlar]   (1500 - 2800 m.)

Habitat

  • Mountain meadows

Similar species

  • Melitaea diamina
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) athalia
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  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԱնդրկովկասյան մելիթեա
    EnglishTranscaucasian fritillary
    TürkçeKafkasyalý Amannisa
    РусскийШашечница кавказская
    ქართულიკავკასიური კამათელა
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) caucasogenita is a member of the clade Melitaea athalia:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Melitaea (Mellicta) ambigua(Ménétriés, 1859)
    Melitaea (Mellicta) athalia(Rottemburg, 1775)
    Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartisAssmann, 1847
    Melitaea (Mellicta) caucasogenitaVérity, 1930
    Melitaea (Mellicta) celadussaFrühstorfer, 1910
    Melitaea (Mellicta) deione(Geyer, 1832)
    Melitaea (Mellicta) plotinaBremer, 1861
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov

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Male, upperside.

Валентин ТихоновGeorgia, ბაკურიანი

Male, upperside.

Валентин ТихоновGeorgia, ბაკურიანი

Male, upperside.

Heiner ZieglerArmenia, Աղվերան

Male, underside.

Валентин ТихоновRussia, Genukh

Adult, underside.

Heiner ZieglerArmenia, Աղվերան

Final instar larva.

Валентин ТихоновRussia, Пятигорск
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