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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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