Melitaea arcesia

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Melitaea

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The blackvein fritillary (Melitaea arcesia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from southern Siberia and Transbaikalia to the Amur region, Mongolia and China. 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 arcesia Wikipedia

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