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Checklist of Tribe Melitaeini Newman, 1870 (Checkerspots and Allies)
for Caucasus (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
596
8072
25112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
594
8066
25104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
564
7942
24809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
371
6416
20948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
2040
5457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
2038
5453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
68
2030
5441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1335
3751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1210
3372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
247
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
116
307
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
21
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
7
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caucasus
7 Genera with 41 Species
Anthanassa Scudder, 1863Crescents2SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1828Checkerspots8SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 0Small Fritillaries29SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents7SpeciesTaxom
Tegosa Higgins, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caucasus
41 Species and 11 Subspecies
Anthanassa drusilla Felder, 1861Orange-patched Crescent
Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863Texan Crescent
Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810Carlota Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone ismeria (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1835)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone gorgone Hübner, 1810
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas discordia L.V. Bolshak..., 2013
Euphydryas iduna Dalman, 1816Lapland Fritillary
Euphydryas merope Prunner, 1798
Euphydryas orientalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Euphydryas provincialis Boisduval, 1828
Melitaea ala Lukhtanov, 1999
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783Freyer's Fritillary
Melitaea arduinna kocaki Wagener & Gross, 1976
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850Nickerl's Fritillary
Melitaea caucasogenita Verity, 1930
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea collina (Lederer, 1861)⇒ Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861
Melitaea collina redica
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didyma meridionalis (Staudinger, 1870)⇒ Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778
Melitaea interrupta Kolenati, 1846
Melitaea kotshubeji (Sheljuzhko, 1929)⇒ Melitaea chitralensis Moore, 1901
Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893Eastern Knapweed Fritillary
Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850Desert Fritillary
Melitaea persea caucasica Staudinger, 1870
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea phoebe ottonis Fruhstorfer, 1916
Melitaea pseudosibina Alberti, 1969
Melitaea punica Oberthur, 1876Algerian Fritillary
Melitaea telona (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893
Melitaea texana (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863
Melitaea transcaucasica (Turati, 1921)⇒ Melitaea interrupta Kolenati, 1846
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea trivia caucasi
Melitaea turkmanica Higgins, 1940Turkmen Fritillary
Melitaea turkmenica
Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Mellicta aurelia (NICKERL, 1850)⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850
Mellicta caucasogenita Verity, 1930
Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865Dark Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861Mylitta Crescenspot
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Phyciodes phaon aestiva (W.H. Edwards, 1878)⇒ Phyciodes phaon phaon W. H. Edwards, 1864
Phyciodes phaon hiemalis (W.H. Edwards, 1878)⇒ Phyciodes phaon phaon W. H. Edwards, 1864
Phyciodes phaon phaon W. H. Edwards, 1864Eastern Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Tegosa guatemalena Bates, 1864Guatemalan Crescent

Subnodes of Melitaeini with occurrences in Caucasus
SubtribeChlosynina
not available as yet, from Kons, 2000
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeEuphydryina
Higgins, 1978
1
7
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMelitaeina
Newman, 1870
2
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePhyciodina
Higgins, 1981
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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