Nymphalidae Melitaeinae Melitaeini Melitaea telona Melitaea varia
Melitaea trivia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Genus: Melitaea Fabricius, 1807   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758

Synonims (genus):
   Athaliaeformis Verity, 1950
   Cinclidia Hübner, 1818
   Didymaeformis Verity, 1950
   Mellicta Billberg, 1820
  Synonims (species):
   fascelis Esper, 1784
   ignasiti De Sagarra, 1926

M. trivia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Villa Camponeschi (Vallemare, Rieti), Italy, July 1999
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. trivia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1999
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. trivia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Villa Camponeschi (Vallemare, Rieti), Italy, July 1999
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. trivia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adults, Rifugio Talarico, Pietraporzio (Cuneo), Italy, July 22, 2002
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. trivia (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Lator-Hill, Hungary, May 25, 2002. White form
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
M. trivia (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Lator-Hill, Hungary, May 25, 2002
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
M. trivia (© Bernard Fransen)
Adults (mating), Járdánháza (Izra Valley), Hungary, August 4, 2004
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
M. trivia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Villa Camponeschi (Vallemare, Rieti), Italy, May 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. trivia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Pupa, Villa Camponeschi (Vallemare, Rieti), Italy, June 1999
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

Foodplants:
Verbascum

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