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Melitaea varia (Meyer-Dur, 1851)

Имаго Melitaea varia

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Melitaeinae → tribe Melitaeini → subtribe Melitaeina → genus Melitaea → species Melitaea varia

Species name(s)

Melitaea varia (Meyer-Dur, 1851) = Mellicta varia. [10, 85]

Grisons Fritillary.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8607

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Primary colors

Orange, Brown/Gray/Black, White.

Имаго Melitaea varia

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

  • Mellicta varia. [85].

Distribution

  • Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland. [1].
  • Austria, Italy (mainland), France (mainland), Switzerland. [10].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Gentiana, Gentianella, Plantago, Pedicularis. [28].

Subspecies of Melitaea varia

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Simon Coombes, Paolo Mazzei.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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