Nymphalidae Melitaeinae Melitaeini Melitaea cinxia Melitaea deserticola
Melitaea deione Geyer, [1832]
Provençal 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):
   berisalii Ruhl, 1891
M. deione (© Philippe Mothiron)
Adult, Labeaume (Ardèche), France, July 16, 2004
(Photo by Philippe Mothiron, Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français)
M. deione (© Michel Tarrier)
Adult ssp. nitida (Oberthür, 1909), Djebel Lakraa, Rif, Morocco
(Photo by Michel Tarrier, Les Papillons, mémoire vive du Maroc)
M. deione (© Michel Tarrier)
Adult ssp. nitida (Oberthür, 1909), Djebel Lakraa, Rif, Morocco
(Photo by Michel Tarrier, Les Papillons, mémoire vive du Maroc)
Foodplants:
Linaria, Antirrhinum
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