Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Superfamily Papilionoidea > Family Nymphalidae > Subfamily Melitaeinae > Tribe Melitaeini > Genus Melitaea

Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Papilio Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MelitaeaFabricius, 1807accepted genus name
Athaliaeformis Vérity, 1950 generic synonym
Cinclidia Hübner, 1818 generic synonym
Didymaeformis Vérity, 1950 generic synonym
Mellicta Billberg, 1820 generic synonym

Species group names

Papilio didyma Esper, 1778 objective synonym
Melitaea meridionalis Staudinger, 1870 subjective synonym
Melitaea occidentalis Staudinger, 1861 subjective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: Tweekleurige parelmoervlinder sources: Dutch Species Register
 English-United States: Spotted Fritillary sources: Charles Hussey
 Welsh: britheg smotiog

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Citation

Verovnik, Rudi & Wiemers, Martin Vliegenthart, Albert. Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=441594

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Occurrence

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2011-01-26 by & van Nieukerken, Dr Erik J. Karsholt, Dr Ole & by Verovnik, Rudi & Wiemers, Martin Vliegenthart, Albert

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