| Melitaea aetherie | (Hübner, 1826) |
TL: (2800 m.)
Habitat
- Meadows
Similar species
39-46 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishAetherie Fritillary 
EspañolDoncella Gaditana 
FrançaisMélitée andalouse 
NederlandsMoorse parelmoervlinder
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Centaurea Knapweed
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Cinclidia aetherie Hübner, 1818 Mellicta aetherie Hübner, 1826 Melitaea perlinii Turati, 1905 Athaliaeformis aetherie Vérity, 1950 Didymaeformis aetherie Vérity, 1950
- Melitaea aetherie is a member of the clade Melitaea phoebe:
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Species Author Melitaea aetherie (Hübner, 1826) Melitaea collina Lederer, 1861 Melitaea consulis Wiltshire, 1941 Melitaea gina Higgins, 1941 Melitaea kuchi Wyatt, 1961 Melitaea ornata (Christoph, 1893) Melitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Melitaea pseudornata Muñoz Sariot & Sánchez Mesa, 2019 Melitaea pseudosibina Alberti, 1969 Melitaea punica Oberthür, 1876 Melitaea scotosia Butler, 1878 Melitaea sibina Alphéraky, 1881 Melitaea turkmanica (Higgins, 1940) Melitaea yakovlevi Kolesnichenko, 2005
- Links
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Language Website Authors 
Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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