Nymphalidae Melitaeinae Melitaeini Melitaea britomartis Melitaea deione
Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Glanville Fritillary
Genus: Melitaea Fabricius, 1807   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
Synonims (genus):
   Athaliaeformis Verity, 1950
   Cinclidia Hübner, 1818
   Didymaeformis Verity, 1950
   Mellicta Billberg, 1820
M. cinxia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Anguillara (Roma), Italy, July 1999
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. cinxia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Roma, Italy, July 1993
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. cinxia (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Õland Tävelsrum, Sweden, June 17, 2003
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
M. cinxia (© Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)
Adult, Almaceda, Castelo Branco, Portugal, May 24, 2003
(Photo by Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)
M. cinxia (© Jean Delacre)
Adult, Djebel Azourki, Haut Atlas, Morocco
(Photo by Jean Delacre, Le 'Bestiaire' de Jean Delacre)
M. cinxia (© Jean Delacre)
Adult, Djebel Azourki, Haut Atlas, Morocco
(Photo by Jean Delacre, Le 'Bestiaire' de Jean Delacre)
M. cinxia (© Elisabeth Gaillard)
Adults (mating)
(Photo by Elisabeth Gaillard)
M. cinxia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Roma, Italy, May 1993
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. cinxia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Pupa, Roma, Italy, June 1993
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
Foodplants:
Plantago, Centaurea, Veronica
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