- Melitaea persea
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Melitaea persea Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Melitaea Species: M. persea Binomial name Melitaea persea
Kollar, [1850][1]Synonyms - Melitaea kaschtschenkoi Christoph, 1889
- Melitaea didyma magnacasta Verity, 1929
- Melitaea didyma araratica Verity, 1929
- Melitaea didyma tauricus Belter, 1934
- Melitaea microtauricus Belter, 1934
- Melitaea hafiz Higgins, 1941
- Melitaea afghana Heydemann, 1954
- Melitaea darius Gross & Ebert, 1975
- Melitaea pfeifferi Gross & Ebert, 1975
- Melitaea montium Belter, 1934
Melitaea persea is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Iran and Asia Minor to Afghanistan and the western parts of the Tian Shan mountains.
Subspecies
- Melitaea persea caucasica Staudinger, 1870
- Melitaea persea dogsoni Grose-Smith, 1887
- Melitaea persea paphlagonia Fruhstorfer, 1917
- Melitaea persea montium Belter, 1934 (Syria, Lebanon, Israel)
- Melitaea persea sargon Hemming, 1932
References
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