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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Melitaea (Mellicta) asteria
Melitaea asteriaFreyer, 1828
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Melitaeina
  5. Melitaea
  6. Mellicta
  7.  asteria
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TL: Alps   (1900 - 2800 m.)

Similar species

  • Melitaea cinxia
  • Melitaea diamina
  • Melitaea didyma
  • Melitaea phoebe
  • Melitaea trivia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) athalia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartis
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) deione
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) parthenoides
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) varia
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24-30 mm

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  • Austria
  • Italy
  • Switzerland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyHnědásek alpský
    DeutschKleiner Scheckenfalter
    DeutschOstalpiner Scheckenfalter
    EnglishLittle Fritillary
    FrançaisMélitée des Grisons
    ItalianoAsteria
    NederlandsDwergparelmoervlinder
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    OrobanchaceaePedicularisLousewort
    PlantaginaceaePlantago alpinaAlpine Plantain
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Melitaea obscuraHosp, 1923
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) asteria is a member of the clade Melitaea aurelia:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Melitaea (Mellicta) asteriaFreyer, 1828
    Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia aureliaNickerl, 1850
    Melitaea (Mellicta) menetriesi(Caradja, 1895)
    Melitaea (Mellicta) parthenoidesKeferstein, 1851
    Melitaea (Mellicta) rebeliWnukowsky, 1929
    Melitaea (Mellicta) variaHerrich-Schäffer, [1851]
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Adult, upperside.

Bernard FransenSwitzerland, Albula Pass

Adult, underside.

Bernard FransenSwitzerland, Albula Pass
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