Provençal Fritillary
| Provençal Fritillary | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Melitaea |
| Species: | M. deione |
| Binomial name | |
| Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832 | |
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The Provençal Fritillary, Melitaea deione, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Europe and North Africa. The range extends from the Iberian Peninsula to southern France and the Alps in Switzerland and Italy. It is also found in the Atlas Mountains.
Mating
There are two generations per year with adults on wing from April to September. In the Alps, there is one generation.
The larva feeds on species of Linaria, Chaenorrhinum, Digitalis and Antirrhinum (including Antirrhinum sempervirens).
Subspecies
There are three subspecies:
- M. d. deione
- M. d. berisalii (Rühl, 1891)
- M. d. nitida (Oberthür, 1909) (West Morocco (Rif Mts), West Algeria (Tlemcen, Sebdou))