''Melitaea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

brush-footed butterflies The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a redu ...

(

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...

Melitaeini Melitaeini are a group of brush-footed butterflies. Usually classified as a tribe of the Nymphalinae, they are sometimes raised to subfamily status as Melitaeinae. Common names include the highly ambiguous fritillaries (also used for some Heli ...

of subfamily

Nymphalinae The Nymphalinae are a subfamily of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). Sometimes, the subfamilies Limenitidinae, and Biblidinae are included here as subordinate tribe(s), while the tribe Melitaeini is occasionally regarded as a distinc ...

; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the genus ''Mellicta'', making the

subtribe Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants). The early use of this word is from 19th century. An example of subtribe i ...

Melitaeina

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

(but see below). For long, it was believed that ''Mellicta'' was a

junior objective synonym The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...

of ''Melitaea'', sharing the same

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

(the

Glanville fritillary The Glanville fritillary (''Melitaea cinxia'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is named for the naturalist who discovered it and the checkerboard pattern on its wings. These butterflies live in almost all of Europe, especially Finla ...

, ''M. cinxia''). This was in error, however; the type species of ''Mellicta'' is actually the

heath fritillary The heath fritillary (''Melitaea athalia'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the Palaearctic from western Europe to Japan, in heathland, grassland, and in coppiced woodland. Its association with coppiced woodland ...

(''M. athalia''), making the two

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junior subjective synonyms and thus eligible to be separated again. However, several other taxa are in fact objective synonyms (or at least have

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s belonging to the same biological species) of ''Melitaea'' and ''Mellicta'' – ''Schoenis'' and the

preoccupied The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linn ...

''Lucina'' and ''Melinaea'' for the former, ''Athaliaeformia'' for the latter.

Taxonomy

As noted above, ''Mellicta'' is considered to be a

subgenus In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed betw ...

of ''Melitaea'' for the time being. The rationale is that even though the Melitaeina may not be

, they do not seem to consist of just two genera (''Melitaea'' and ''Mellicta'') either, and recognition of ''Mellicta'' appears to leave ''Melitaea''

paraphyletic In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...

; consequently, other lineages would need elevation to distinct genus status also. As long as it is not fully known which species groups and/or subgenera warrant recognition as full genera, they are all retained in the present genus.

Species

In the following list, species-group/subgenus affiliation and

are annotated. In the ''

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'' circumscription used here, ''Melitaea'' contains almost ninety

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

. Most being assignable to one of the five groups/subgenera, there are a few that cannot be clearly placed with one of these at present:See references in Haaramo (2010, 2011)

''didyma/Didymaeformia'' group * ''

Melitaea abyssinica ''Melitaea abyssinica'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ethiopia. References Endemic fauna of Ethiopia Butterflies described in 1909 Melitaea {{Nymphalinae-stub ...

'' Oberthür, 1909 * ''

Melitaea acraeina ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' (Staudinger, 1886) * ''

Melitaea agar ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Oberthür, 1888 * ''

Melitaea ala ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the ge ...

'' Staudinger, 1881 * ''

Melitaea alraschid ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes ...

'' Higgins, 1941 * ''

Melitaea ambrisia ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Higgins, 1935 * '' Melitaea arduinna'' (Esper, 1783) – Freyer's fritillary * ''

Melitaea athene ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Staudinger, 1881 * ''

Melitaea avinovi ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes ...

'' Sheljuzhko, 1914 * '' Melitaea casta'' (Kollar,

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* ''

Melitaea chitralensis ''Melitaea chitralensis'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kashmir and Chitral Chitral ( khw, , lit=field, translit=ćhitrār; ur, , translit=ćitrāl) is situated on the Chitral River in northern Khyber Pakhtu ...

'' Moore, 1901 * ''

Melitaea deserticola ''Melitaea deserticola'', the desert fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North Africa ( Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Egypt), Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The larvae feed on '' Linar ...

'' Oberthür, 1909 – desert fritillary * ''

Melitaea didyma ''Melitaea didyma'', the spotted fritillary or red-band fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description ''Melitaea didyma'' is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan reaching . The overside of the wings is a bright orange ...

'' (Esper, 1778) – spotted fritillary, red-band fritillary (type of ''Didymaeformis'') * ''

Melitaea didymina ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes t ...

'' Staudinger, 1895 * ''

Melitaea didymoides ''Melitaea didymoides'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Russia (Transbaikalia to the Amur and Ussuri regions) as well as in Mongolia and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a coun ...

'' Eversmann, 1847 * '' Melitaea enarea'' Fruhstorfer, 1917 * ''

Melitaea fergana ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Staudinger, 1882 * ''

Melitaea infernalis ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 * '' Melitaea interrupta'' Kolenati, 1846 * ''

Melitaea jitka ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Weiss & Major, 2000 * ''

Melitaea kotshubeji ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Sheljuzhko, 1929 * ''

Melitaea latonigena ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the ...

'' Eversmann, 1847 * ''

Melitaea lunulata ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Staudinger, 1901 * '' Melitaea lutko'' Evans, 1932 * ''

Melitaea meherparvari ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Carbonell, 2007 * '' Melitaea mimetica'' Higgins, 1940 * ''

Melitaea mixta ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Evans, 1912 * ''

Melitaea ninae ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes ...

'' Sheljuzhko, 1935 * ''

Melitaea persea ''Melitaea persea'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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 pers ...

'' Kollar,

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/small> * '' Melitaea pseudoala'' Sheljuzhko, 1928 * ''

Melitaea robertsi The Baluchi fritillary (''Melitaea robertsi'') is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae. It is found in Baluchistan and Chitral Chitral ( khw, , lit=field, translit=ćhitrār; ur, , translit=ćitrāl) is situated on the Chitral River in nort ...

'' Butler, 1880 – Baluchi fritillary * ''

Melitaea romanovi ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 * ''

Melitaea sarvistana ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Wiltshire, 1941 * ''

Melitaea saxatilis ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes ...

'' Christoff, 1876 * '' Melitaea shandura'' Evans, 1924 * '' Melitaea sutschana'' Staudinger, 1892 * ''

Melitaea trivia ''Melitaea trivia'', the lesser spotted fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, part of the sub-family Nymphalinae. Distribution It is found in the southern part of the Palearctic realm. In Europe it is sometimes called the ...

'' Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 – lesser spotted fritillary, desert fritillary * ''

Melitaea yuenty ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Oberthür, 1888 ''cinxia/Melitaea

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'' group * '' Melitaea amoenula'' C. & R.Felder,

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/small> * ''

Melitaea arcesia ''Melitaea arcesia'', the blackvein fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Siberia and Transbaikalia to the Amur region, Mongolia and China. The habitat consists of steppe In physical geography, ...

'' Bremer, 1861 – blackvein fritillary * ''

Melitaea balbita ''Melitaea balbita'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Pakistan and the western Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the ...

'' Moore, 1874 * ''

Melitaea bellona ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family (biology), family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe (biology), tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited ...

'' Leech,

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/small> * '' Melitaea cinxia'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – Glanville fritillary (type of ''Melitaea'') * '' Melitaea diamina'' (Lang, 1789) – false-heath fritillary * ''

Melitaea jezabel ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Oberthür, 1888 * '' Melitaea protomedia'' Ménétriés, 1859 * ''

Melitaea sindura ''Melitaea sindura'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kashmir, Chitral and Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional ho ...

'' Moore, 1865 ''minerva'' group * ''

Melitaea asteroidea ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Staudinger, 1881 * '' Melitaea balba'' Evans, 1912 * ''

Melitaea elisabethae ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Avinoff, 1910 * ''

Melitaea ludmilla ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes ...

'' Churkin, Kolesnichenko & Tuzov, 2000 * ''

Melitaea minerva ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Staudinger, 1881 * ''

Melitaea pallas ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Staudinger, 1886 * ''

Melitaea solona ''Melitaea solona'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Tian Shan mountains, Tibet, Alai Alai or Alay may refer to: Alai * Alai (Cilicia), town of ancient Cilicia * Alai (film), a 2003 Indian Tamil film starring Silamba ...

'' Alphéraky, 1881 * ''

Melitaea sultanensis ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Staudinger, 1886 * ''

Melitaea turanica ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes t ...

'' Erschoff, 1874 ''phoebe/Cinclidia'' group * ''

Melitaea aetherie The aetherie fritillary (''Melitaea aetherie''), is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Distribution It is found locally in mountain areas of North Africa and very locally in southern Spain, southern Portugal, Sicily and southern It ...

'' (Hübner, 1826) – aetherie fritillary * ''

Melitaea collina ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Lederer, 1861 * ''

Melitaea consulis ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Wiltshire, 1941 * ''

Melitaea gina ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Higgins, 1941 * '' Melitaea kuchi'' Wyatt, 1961 * ''

Melitaea phoebe ''Melitaea phoebe'', the knapweed fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm, except the northernmost locations. It used to include ''Melitaea telona'', recently revalidated as a distinct cryptic s ...

'' Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 – knapweed fritillary (type of ''Cinclidia'') * ''

Melitaea pseudosibina ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Alberti, 1969 * ''

Melitaea punica ''Melitaea punica'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the ...

'' Oberthür, 1876 * '' Melitaea scotosia'' Butler, 1878 * '' Melitaea sibina'' Alphéraky, 1881 * ''

Melitaea telona ''Melitaea ornata'', the eastern knapweed fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species rank of ''Melitaea ornata'' (type locality Guberlya, Russia) was only very recently recognised by two research groups independently (Ru ...

'' Christoph, 1893 (formerly in ''M. phoebe'' or ''M. punica'') * '' Melitaea turkmanica'' Higgins, 1940

''Mellicta'' group Melitaea centralasiae - Seitz

* ''

Melitaea alatauica ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the ge ...

'' Staudinger, 1881 * ''

Melitaea ambigua ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Ménétriés in Schrenck, 1859 * ''

Melitaea asteria ''Melitaea asteria'', the little fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.Melitaea athalia The heath fritillary (''Melitaea athalia'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the Palaearctic from western Europe to Japan, in heathland, grassland, and in coppiced woodland. Its association with coppiced woodland ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) – heath fritillary (type of ''Mellicta'') * ''

Melitaea aurelia ''Melitaea aurelia'', or Nickerl's fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central Europe. Description The wingspan is 28–32 mm. Dark russet-brown, so strongly marked with black that the ground-colour is re ...

'' Nickerl, 1850 – Nickerl's fritillary * ''

Melitaea britomartis ''Melitaea britomartis'', or Assmann's fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It has a wide geographic range and is represented by three subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for ...

'' Assmann, 1847 – Assmann's fritillary * ''

Melitaea caucasogenita ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes t ...

'' Verity, 1930 * ''

Melitaea centralasiae ''Melitaea centralasiae'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Russia (eastern Altai, Sayan, Tuva, Transbaikalia, Amur, Yakutia and Magadan) and northern Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongo ...

'' (Wnukowsky, 1929) (sometimes in ''M. menetriesi'') * ''

Melitaea deione ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Geyer, 1832 – Provençal fritillary * ''

Melitaea menetriesi ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Caradja, 1895 * ''

Melitaea nevadensis ''Melitaea nevadensis'' is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Taxonomy The name ''nevadensis'' originally referred to a subspecies of ''Melitaea deione'', and later of ''Melitaea athalia'', found in the Spanish Sierra Nevada (Spai ...

'' Oberthür, 1904 * ''

Melitaea parthenoides ''Melitaea parthenoides'', the meadow fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Note that the common name ''meadow fritillary'' is also used for the North American species ''Boloria bellona''. Distribution It is found in south-wes ...

'' Keferstein, 1851 – European meadow fritillary, meadow fritillary * ''

Melitaea plotina ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the ...

'' Bremer, 1861 * ''

Melitaea rebeli ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Wnukowsky, 1929 * ''

Melitaea varia ''Melitaea varia'', the Grisons fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Alps at heights of , especially in the Swiss cantons Valais, Engadin and Graubünden. It is also found in the Ortler region in South Tyrol, ...

'' (Meyer-Dür, 1851) – Grisons fritillary * ''

Melitaea westsibirica ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family (biology), family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe (biology), tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited ...

'' (Dubatolov, 1998)

Incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...

'' * ''

Melitaea kunlunensis ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the ...

'' Kudrna & Mracek, 1994 * '' Melitaea oorschoti'' Eckweiler, 2008 * ''

Melitaea paludani ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' Clench & Shoumatoff, 1956 * ''

Melitaea tangigharuensis ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' de Freina, 1980 * ''

Melitaea wiltshirei ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Higgins, 1941

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''Melitaea''
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''Melitaea''
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''Mellicta''
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Version of 2 May 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011. {{Taxonbar, from=Q1745802 Melitaeini Butterfly genera Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius