| Melitaea aurelia | Nickerl, 1850 |
TL: Germany, Erlangen (2500 m.)
Habitat
- Forest edges
- Glades
- Wet meadows
28-34 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyHnědásek černýšový 
DeutschEhrenpreis-Scheckenfalter 
EnglishNickerl's Fritillary 
FrançaisMélitée de Nickerl 
HrvatskiZlaćana riđa 
LietuviųMažoji šaškytė 
MagyarRecés tarkalepke 
NederlandsSteppeparelmoervlinder 
PolskiPrzeplatka aurelia 
ShqipAureliana 
SlovenčinaHnedáčik veronikový 
SrpskiAurelija 
SuomeksiTädykeverkkoperhonen 
TürkçeGüzel Amannisa 
ΕλληνικάΒόρεια μελιταία 
РусскийШашечница аврелия 
УкраїнськаРябець Аврелія
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Orobanchaceae Melampyrum pratense Common Cow-wheat Orobanchaceae Rhinanthus minor Yellow Rattle Plantaginaceae Digitalis Foxglove Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Plantaginaceae Veronica Speedwell
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Cinclidia aurelia Hübner, 1818 Athaliaeformis aurelia Vérity, 1950 Didymaeformis aurelia Vérity, 1950
- Subspecies
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Species Author Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia aurelia Nickerl, 1850 Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia ciscaucasica Rjabov, 1926 Melitaea (Mellicta) aurelia distans (Higgins, 1955)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterfly Conservation Armenia Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Russian insects Ilya Osipov Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön
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