| Melitaea persea | (Kollar, 1849) |
TL: [Iran, Shiraz] (900 - 2500 m.)
Habitat
- Dry slopes
- Sunny slopes
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ArmenianՊարսկական մելիթեա 
EnglishPersian Fritillary 
TürkçeÝranlý Ýparhan 
РусскийШашечница персидская 
ייִדישנמפית פרסית 
زبان_فارسیپروانه ایرانی
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Plantaginaceae Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Scrophulariaceae Scrophularia Figwort
PDO error
- Melitaea persea is a member of the clade Melitaea persea:
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Species Author Melitaea acentria Lukhtanov, 2017 Melitaea eberti Koçak, 1980 Melitaea higginsi (Sakai, 1978) Melitaea persea (Kollar, 1849)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterfly Conservation Armenia Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов 
Lepiforum e. V. Russian insects Ilya Osipov
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