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  2. Melitaea phoebe
Melitaea phoebe(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Melitaeini
  4. Melitaeina
  5. Melitaea
  6.  phoebe
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TL: [Austria], Vienna region   (2800 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Meadows
  • Steppes

Similar species

  • Melitaea aetherie
  • Melitaea cinxia
  • Melitaea didyma
  • Melitaea ornata
  • Melitaea punica
  • Melitaea sibina
  • Melitaea trivia
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34-48 mm

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  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianՖեբա
    CatalàDamer de la centàurea
    ČeskyHnědásek diviznový
    DeutschFlockenblumen-Scheckenfalter
    Eesti keelJumika-tähnikvõrkliblikas
    EnglishKnapweed Fritillary
    EspañolDoncella mayor
    FrançaisMélitée des centaurées
    HrvatskiZečinina riđa
    LietuviųDidžioji šaškytė
    MagyarNagy tarkalepke
    NederlandsKnoopkruidparelmoervlinder
    PolskiPrzeplatka febe
    ShqipFlutura e livadheve
    SlovenčinaHnedáčik nevädzový
    SrpskiRazličkov šarenac
    SrpskiРазличков шаренац
    SuomeksiKaunokkiverkkoperhonen
    SvenskaKlintnätfjäril
    TürkçeBenekli Büyük Ýparhan
    ΕλληνικάΜελιταία της κενταύριας
    РусскийШашечница феба
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeCentaureaKnapweed
    AsteraceaeCirsiumThistle
    AsteraceaeSerratula
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Mellicta phoebeDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Papilio phoebeDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Melitaea occitanicaStaudinger, 1871
    Melitaea infrafasciataHörhammer, 1935
    Melitaea nigropunctataCaruel, 1944
    Melitaea griseopictaVérity, 1950
    Melitaea mediostrictaVérity, 1950
    Melitaea caradjaiNiculescu, 1957
    Melitaea konigiNiculescu, 1957
    Melitaea nigromaculataNiculescu, 1957
    Melitaea brunneavan Oorschot, 1966
    Melitaea flavomarginatavan Oorschot, 1966
    Melitaea nigromaculatavan Oorschot, 1966
  • Melitaea phoebe 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
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Adult, underside.

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Adult, underside.

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Copulating pair.

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Larva.

Michael BorschGermany

Larva.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Феодосія

Pupa.

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