Melitaea britomartis
| Assmann's Fritillary | |
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| Mellicta britomartis in Seitz | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Melitaea |
| Species: | M. britomartis |
| Binomial name | |
| Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mellicta britomartis (Assmann, 1847) | |
Assmann's Fritillary, Melitaea britomartis, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It has a wide geographic range and is represented by three subspecies.
- M. b. britomartis Europe including the Balkans and Italy to North Kazakhstan and Altai
- M. b. amurensis (Staudinger, 1892) Altais to Amur
- M. b. latefascia (Fixsen, 1887) South Ussuri, Korea, North East China
The larva feeds on species of Plantago and Veronica.
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