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Checklist for Genus Melitaea Fabricius, 1807 (Small Fritillaries)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
104
6839
40833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
100
6828
40819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
93
6769
40648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
4660
30106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
29
4176
27427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
8
1156
10831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
570
5038
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
64
552
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
23
319
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMelitaeina
Newman, 1870
4
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMelitaea
Fabricius, 1807
Small Fritillaries
30Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
1 Genera with 30 Species
Melitaea Fabricius, 1903Small Fritillaries34SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
30 Species and 4 Subspecies
Melitaea acraeina Staudinger, 1886
Melitaea amanica Rebel, 1917
Melitaea amazonica (Bates, 1864)⇒ Mazia amazonica amazonica H. Bates, 1864
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia corythalia Hübner, 1791
Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850Nickerl's Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea cinxia brenthis Reuss, 1921
Melitaea corythalia (Hübner, 1793)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832Provençal Fritillary
Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911Desert Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1851
Melitaea eos (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea fascelis Fabricius, 1787
Melitaea flavula (Barnes & McD..., 1918)⇒ Chlosyne palla Boisduval, 1852
Melitaea fragilis (Bates, 1864)⇒ Tegosa fragilis Bates, 1864
Melitaea gerinia Fruhstorfer, 1917
Melitaea lathon Fruhstorfer, 1917
Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea livida Klemensiewicz, 1906
Melitaea magniplaga (Röber, 1927)⇒ Eresia phaedima Salvin & Godman, 1868
Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea phaeton (Drury, 1773)⇒ Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea phoebe scotosia Butler, 1878
Melitaea plotina Bremer, 1861
Melitaea punica Oberthur, 1876Algerian Fritillary
Melitaea pyronia (Hübner, 1800)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea tarlonia Fruhstorfer, 1917
Melitaea texana (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea wittei Geest, 1903


Links, sources and further information
Melitaea at artfakta.se
Melitaea at gbif.org
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Melitaea at irmng.org
Melitaea at itis.gov