''Melitaea solona'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

of the family

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. It is found in the Tian Shan mountains,

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and Trans-Alay regions.

Subspecies

*''Melitaea solona solona'' (eastern Tian Shan, western Tibet) *''Melitaea solona filipjevi'' Churkin, Kolesnichenko & Tuzov, 2000 (northern Tian Shan: Zailiisky Alatau Mountains) *''Melitaea solona plyushchi'' Churkin, Kolesnichenko & Tuzov, 2000 (central Tian Shan: Sary-Dzhaz, Kokshaal-Tau) *''Melitaea solona pletnevi'' Churkin, Kolesnichenko & Tuzov, 2000 (eastern Alai, Inner Tian Shan) *''Melitaea solona evadne'' Hemming, 1934 (eastern Transalai)

References

S Butterflies of Asia Insects of Central Asia Tian Shan Butterflies described in 1881 {{Nymphalinae-stub