Melitaea is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors...

Melitaea phoebe, also known as the knapweed fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm, including most of...

Melitaea protomedia is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Amur River basin in Russia and from central and eastern China to Korea...

patterns in two species of chequerspot butterflies, Euphydryas aurinia and Melitaea phoebe, in the same patch network". Ecological Entomology. 29 (3): 367–374...

identification. These wing patterns are very similar to the appearance of Melitaea cinxia. However, the dark brown bands on underside of the wings are more...

Melitaea didyma, the spotted fritillary or red-band fritillary, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Melitaea didyma is a medium-sized...

 whitneyi Binomial name Chlosyne whitneyi (Behr, 1863) Synonyms Melitaea whitneyi Behr, 1863 Melitaea damoetas Skinner, 1902 Chlosyne whitneyi malcolmi Comstock...

The Glanville fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is named for the naturalist who discovered it and the checkerboard...

flowering meadows, forest edges and clearings. Melitaea ambrisia alraschid Melitaea ambrisia ambrisia "Melitaea ambrisia, 1935" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera...

Melitaea punica is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North Africa. Adults are on wing from June to July. "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807"...