| Nymphalidae Melitaeinae Melitaeini |
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| Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1779) | |
 Spotted Fritillary
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Genus: Melitaea Fabricius, 1807 Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
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Synonims (genus): Athaliaeformis Verity, 1950 Cinclidia Hübner, 1818 Didymaeformis Verity, 1950 Mellicta Billberg, 1820 |
Synonims (species): meridionalis Staudinger, 1870 occidentalis Staudinger, 1861 |
<br><br>Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 16, 2006<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Nymphalidae/MeDiA001HR.jpg "M. didyma (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 16, 2006 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (male), Manziana (Roma), Italy, June 1992 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (female), Campo Felice 1300 m (L'Aquila), Italy, May 14, 2003 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (female), Campo Felice 1300 m (L'Aquila), Italy, May 14, 2003 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult, Manziana (Roma), Italy, June 1992 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (female), Genève, Switzerland, July 1979 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (male), Monte Angiano (Roma), Italy, June 3, 2004 (Photo by Diego Reggianti) |
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Adult (female), Monte Angiano (Roma), Italy, June 3, 2004 (Photo by Diego Reggianti) |
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Adults, Département de la Meuse, France, July 11, 2004 (Photo by Elisabeth Gaillard) |
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Adult ssp. mauretanica (Oberthür, 1909), Itzer, Moyen Atlas, Morocco (Photo by Jean Delacre, Le 'Bestiaire' de Jean Delacre) |
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Adult, Rohoznik, Slovakia (imported from Croatia), June 2001 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult, Rohoznik, Slovakia (imported from Croatia), June 2001 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adults (mating), Tosi (Firenze), Italy, July 1991 (Photo by Fabio Cavallini) |
<br><br>Larva, SIC Monte Calvo and Calvilli (Frosinone), Italy, April 15, 2006<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Nymphalidae/MeDiL001HR.jpg "M. didyma (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva, SIC Monte Calvo and Calvilli (Frosinone), Italy, April 15, 2006 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva, Ovindoli (L'Aquila), Italy, June 1999 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Pupa, Fonte Cerreto (L'Aquila), Italy, June 2000 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Pupa, Roma, Italy, May 1990 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Eggs, Ceccano, località S. Ermete (Frosinone), Italy, July 30, 2006<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Nymphalidae/MeDiU001HR.jpg "M. didyma (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Eggs, Ceccano, località S. Ermete (Frosinone), Italy, July 30, 2006 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
Foodplants:
Plantago, Veronica, Digitalis, Valeriana, Verbascum, Antirrhinum, Linaria, Stachys
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