Melitaea Protomedia

Melitaea protomedia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Melitaea
Species:	M. protomedia
Binomial name
	Melitaea protomedia; (Ménétriés, 1859)
Synonyms
	Melitaea protomedia f. argentea Fixsen, 1887;

Short description: Species of butterfly

Melitaea protomedia is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Amur River basin in Russia and from central and eastern China to Korea and Japan.^[2] The habitat consists of flowering meadows, forest edges and clearings.

Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Veronica species.

Subspecies

Melitaea protomedia protomedia (Russia)
Melitaea protomedia regama Fruhstorfer, 1915 (China to Korea and Japan)

References

↑ "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Nymphalidae, Melitaea protomedia Menetries, 1858". http://rusinsects.com/nymph/n-m-proto.htm.

Wikidata ☰ Q6812943 entry

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[1] "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] "Nymphalidae, Melitaea protomedia Menetries, 1858". http://rusinsects.com/nymph/n-m-proto.htm.