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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Melitaea ornata
Melitaea ornataChristoph, 1893
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Melitaeina
  5. Melitaea
  6.  ornata
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TL: Russia, Orenburg   (2300 m.)

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  • Melitaea phoebe
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35-48 mm

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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishEastern Knapweed Fritillary
    EnglishJerusalem fritillary
    FrançaisMélitée égéenne
    MagyarMagyar tarkalepke
    ShqipLindorja
    SlovenčinaHnedáčik panónsky
    TürkçeEski Cezayirli İparhan
    РусскийШашечница изящная
    ייִדישנמפית ירושלים(דרדר)
    زبان_فارسیفرچه‌پای اورشلیم
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeCentaureaKnapweed
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Melitaea ogygiaFruhstorfer, 1908
    Melitaea emipunicaVérity, 1919
    Melitaea phoebe emipunicaVérity, 1919
    Melitaea kovacsiVarga, 1967
    Melitaea phoebe kovacsiVarga, 1967
  • Melitaea ornata is a member of the clade Melitaea phoebe:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Melitaea aetherie(Hübner, [1826])
    Melitaea collinaLederer, 1861
    Melitaea consulisWiltshire, 1941
    Melitaea ginaHiggins, 1941
    Melitaea kuchiWyatt, 1961
    Melitaea ornataChristoph, 1893
    Melitaea phoebe(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Melitaea pseudornataMuñoz Sariot & Sánchez Mesa, 2019
    Melitaea pseudosibinaAlberti, 1969
    Melitaea punicaOberthür, 1876
    Melitaea scotosiaButler, 1878
    Melitaea sibinaAlphéraky, 1881
    Melitaea turkmanica(Higgins, 1940)
    Melitaea yakovleviKolesnichenko, 2005
  • Links
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    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.

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