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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartis
Melitaea britomartisAssmann, 1847
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Melitaeina
  5. Melitaea
  6. Mellicta
  7.  britomartis
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TL: Polska, Wrocław   (2400 m.)

Habitat

  • Forest edges
  • Glades
  • Heathlands, moorlands

Similar species

  • Melitaea cinxia
  • Melitaea diamina
  • Melitaea didyma
  • Melitaea phoebe
  • Melitaea trivia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) asteria
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) athalia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) centralasiae
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) deione
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) parthenoides
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) varia
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FU

29-38 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyHnědásek podunajský
    DeutschÖstlicher-Scheckenfalter
    EnglishAssmann's Fritillary
    FrançaisMélitée d'Assmann
    HrvatskiTamna riđa
    LietuviųMargoji šaškytė
    MagyarBarna tarkály
    NederlandsOostelijke parelmoervlinder
    PolskiPrzeplatka britomartis
    SlovenčinaHnedáčik podunajský
    SuomeksiNiittyverkkoperhonen
    SvenskaVeronikanätfjäril
    TürkçeMelike Amannisa
    БеларускаяШашечница бритомарта
    РусскийШашечница бритомартида
    УкраїнськаРябець Бритомартида
    한국어봄어리표범나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PlantaginaceaePlantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain
    PlantaginaceaeVeronicaSpeedwell
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Melitaea parthenopeMénétriés, 1857
    Melitaea aphaeaFreyer, 1858
    Melitaea segusianaRocci, 1932
    Melitaea parvahispanicaVérity, 1940
    Melitaea corythaliaVérity, 1950
    Melitaea cymothoeVérity, 1950
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartis amurensis(Staudinger, 1892)
    Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartis britomartisAssmann, 1847
    Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartis latefascia(Fixsen, 1887)
  • Melitaea (Mellicta) britomartis 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
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Male, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Dobryłów

Female, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Dobryłów

Adult, upperside.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok-Olchowce

Male, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Dobryłów

Adult, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Dobrowoda

Adult, underside.

Marius SecanRomania, Timişoara

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland

Pupa.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland
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