Melitaea persea
| Melitaea persea |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Nymphalidae |
| Genus: |
Melitaea |
| Species: |
M. persea |
| Binomial name |
Melitaea persea
Kollar, [1850][1] |
| Synonyms |
- Melitaea kaschtschenkoi Christoph, 1889
- Melitaea didyma magnacasta Verity, 1929
- Melitaea didyma araratica Verity, 1929
- Melitaea didyma tauricus Belter, 1934
- Melitaea microtauricus Belter, 1934
- Melitaea hafiz Higgins, 1941
- Melitaea afghana Heydemann, 1954
- Melitaea darius Gross & Ebert, 1975
- Melitaea pfeifferi Gross & Ebert, 1975
- Melitaea montium Belter, 1934
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Melitaea persea is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Iran and Asia Minor to Afghanistan and the western parts of the Tian Shan mountains.
Subspecies
- Melitaea persea caucasica Staudinger, 1870
- Melitaea persea dogsoni Grose-Smith, 1887
- Melitaea persea paphlagonia Fruhstorfer, 1917
- Melitaea persea montium Belter, 1934 (Syria, Lebanon, Israel)
- Melitaea persea sargon Hemming, 1932
References