Melitaea_protomedia

<i>Melitaea protomedia</i>

Melitaea protomedia

Species of butterfly

Melitaea protomedia is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Amur River basin in Russia and from central and eastern China to Korea and Japan.[2] The habitat consists of flowering meadows, forest edges and clearings.

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Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Veronica species.

Subspecies

  • Melitaea protomedia protomedia (Russia)
  • Melitaea protomedia regama Fruhstorfer, 1915 (China to Korea and Japan)

References

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  1. [1]
    "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. [2]
    "Nymphalidae, Melitaea protomedia Menetries, 1858". rusinsects.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.


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