Melitaea arcesia
Appearance
Blackvein fritillary | |
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Melitaea arcesia chuana | |
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Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Melitaea |
Species: | M. arcesia
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Binomial name | |
Melitaea arcesia | |
Synonyms | |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Russian Insects