Melitaea arcesia

Short description: Species of butterfly

Melitaea arcesia

Melitaea arcesia chuana
Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Nymphalidae

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Melitaea

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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

Melitaea arcesia, the blackvein fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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 Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ↑ Russian Insects

Wikidata ☰ Q6812932 entry

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