Melitaea britomartis
| Assmann's Fritillary | |
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| Mellicta britomartis in Seitz | |
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| Species: | M. britomartis
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| Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847
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Mellicta britomartis (Assmann, 1847) | |
Assmann's Fritillary, Melitaea britomartis, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It has a wide geographic range and is represented by three subspecies.
- M. b. britomartis Europe including the Balkans and Italy to North Kazakhstan and Altai
- M. b. amurensis (Staudinger, 1892) Altais to Amur
- M. b. latefascia (Fixsen, 1887) South Ussuri, Korea, North East China
The larva feeds on species of Plantago and Veronica.
External links
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