| Melitaea ornata | (Christoph, 1893) |
TL: Russia, Orenburg (2000 m.)
Similar species
36-45 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishEastern Knapweed Fritillary
EnglishJerusalem fritillary
FrançaisMélitée égéenne
MagyarMagyar tarkalepke
ShqipLindorja
SlovenčinaHnedáčik panónsky
TürkçeEski Cezayirli İparhan
РусскийШашечница изящная
ייִדישנמפית ירושלים(דרדר)
زبان_فارسیفرچهپای اورشلیم
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Centaurea Knapweed
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Melitaea punica telona Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melitaea telona Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Melitaea ornata is a member of the clade Melitaea phoebe:
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Species Author Melitaea aetherie (Hübner, 1826) Melitaea collina Lederer, 1861 Melitaea consulis Wiltshire, 1941 Melitaea gina Higgins, 1941 Melitaea kuchi Wyatt, 1961 Melitaea ornata (Christoph, 1893) Melitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Melitaea pseudornata Muñoz Sariot & Sánchez Mesa, 2019 Melitaea pseudosibina Alberti, 1969 Melitaea punica Oberthür, 1876 Melitaea scotosia Butler, 1878 Melitaea sibina Alphéraky, 1881 Melitaea turkmanica (Higgins, 1940) Melitaea yakovlevi Kolesnichenko, 2005
- Links
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Language Website Authors
Butterfly Conservation Armenia
Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов
Lepiforum e. V.
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