Melitaea arcesia

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

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