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Melitaea arcesia

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Melitaea arcesia
Melitaea arcesia chuana
Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Melitaea
Species:
M. arcesia
Binomial name
Melitaea arcesia
Bremer, 1861[1]
Synonyms
  • Melitaea arcesia leechi Alphéraky, 1895
  • Melitaea arcesia irma Higgins, 1941
  • Melitaea baicalensis var. chuana Grum-Grshimailo, 1893
  • Melitaea carmana Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Melitaea dabanica Baranchikov, 1979

Melitaea arcesia, the blackvein fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Siberia and Transbaikalia to the Amur region, Mongolia and China.[2] The habitat consists of steppe-clad slopes.

Adults are on wing from June to August.

Subspecies

  • Melitaea arcesia arcesia (Transbaikalia)
  • Melitaea arcesia minor Elwes, 1899 (Altai)
  • Melitaea arcesia chuana Grum-Grshimailo, 1893
  • Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis Moore, 1901 (India)
  • Melitaea arcesia carmana Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Sayan)
  • Melitaea arcesia rucephala Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Tian Shan Mountains)

References

  1. ^ "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Russian Insects


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