Melitaea arcesia

Melitaea arcesia
Melitaea arcesia
Melitaea arcesia chuana
Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Melitaea
Species: M. arcesia
Binomial name
Melitaea arcesia
Bremer, 1861[1]
Synonyms
  • Melitaea arcesia leechi Alphéraky, 1895
  • Melitaea arcesia irma Higgins, 1941
  • Melitaea baicalensis var. chuana Grum-Grshimailo, 1893
  • Melitaea carmana Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Melitaea dabanica Baranchikov, 1979

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.[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

  1. ^ Melitaea at funet
  2. ^ Russian Insects
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