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Melitaea protomedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Melitaea
Species:
M. protomedia
Binomial name
Melitaea protomedia
Synonyms
  • Melitaea protomedia f. argentea Fixsen, 1887

Melitaea protomedia is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Amur River basin in Russia and from central and eastern China to Korea and Japan.[2] The habitat consists of flowering meadows, forest edges and clearings.

Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Veronica species.

Subspecies

  • Melitaea protomedia protomedia (Russia)
  • Melitaea protomedia regama Fruhstorfer, 1915 (China to Korea and Japan)

References

  1. ^ Melitaea at funet
  2. ^ Russian Insects
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