Melitaea arcesia
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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[]
- 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[]
- ^ "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Russian Insects
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