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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1367
32066
207553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1360
32013
207217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1178
31231
205088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
629
24462
178329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
105
6360
28013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
102
6327
27912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
97
6291
27790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
3877
15313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
3512
12920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
764
3320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
346
1426
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
47
247
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
10
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
10 Genera with 91 Species
Anthanassa Scudder, 1864Crescents2SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1852Checkerspots10SpeciesTaxom
Dymasia Higgins, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1880Checkerspots58SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1851Small Fritillaries125SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 185315SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1869Crescents7SpeciesTaxom
Poladryas Bauer, 1861Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Texola Higgins, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
91 Species and 138 Subspecies
Anthanassa drymoea Godman & Salvin, 1878
Anthanassa tulcis (Bates, 1864)⇒ Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833
Chlosyne endeis endeis Godman & Salvin, 1894Banded Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810Carlota Checkerspot
Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862Eastern Checkerspot
Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875
Chlosyne janais Drury, 1782Crimson Patch
Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837Adjutrix Patch
Chlosyne narva Fabricius, 1793Narva Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Chlosyne palla Boisduval, 1852Calydon Checkerspot
Dymasia dymas Edwards, 1877Chara Checkerspot
Dymasia dymas chara (W. H. Edwards, 1884)⇒ Dymasia dymas imperialis Bauer, 1959
Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864
Eresia clio clio Linnaeus, 1758Clio Crescent
Eresia eunice eunice (Hübner, 1807)⇒ Eresia eunice esora Hewitson, 1857
Eresia ithomioides mimas Staudinger, 1885
Eresia nauplius Linnaeus, 1758Nauplius Crescent
Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia arcuata Caruel, 1944
Euphydryas aurinia artemis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Euphydryas aurinia atricolor Schultz, 1906
Euphydryas aurinia aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Euphydryas aurinia beckeri (Lederer, 1853)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Euphydryas aurinia brunnea Tutt, 1896
Euphydryas aurinia bulgarica Fruhstorfer, 1916
Euphydryas aurinia catherinei Le Charles, 1924
Euphydryas aurinia commacula Caruel, 1944
Euphydryas aurinia debilis (Oberthür, 1909)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Euphydryas aurinia deficiens Cabeau, 1928
Euphydryas aurinia dubia Krulikowsky, 1890
Euphydryas aurinia epimolpadia Reverdin, 1919
Euphydryas aurinia glaciegenita Verity, 1928
Euphydryas aurinia hibernica (Birchall, 1873)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Euphydryas aurinia impunctata Schultz, 1906
Euphydryas aurinia inframaculata Lempke, 1956
Euphydryas aurinia infraochrea Verity, 1950
Euphydryas aurinia ligata Caruel, 1944
Euphydryas aurinia melanoleuca Cabeau, 1932
Euphydryas aurinia minima Gianelli, 1890
Euphydryas aurinia morena RIBBE, 1910
Euphydryas aurinia namurcensis Lambillion, 1909
Euphydryas aurinia nigrolimbata Schultz, 1906
Euphydryas aurinia nigromaculata Lempke, 1956
Euphydryas aurinia obscurata Krulikowsky, 1890
Euphydryas aurinia ocellata Caruel, 1944
Euphydryas aurinia ochrea Tutt, 1896
Euphydryas aurinia perianthes Cabeau, 1926
Euphydryas aurinia praeclara Kane, 1893
Euphydryas aurinia provincialis (Boisduval, 1829)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Euphydryas aurinia rectiangula Cabeau, 1924
Euphydryas aurinia scotica Kane, 1893
Euphydryas aurinia sebaldus Schultz, 1906
Euphydryas aurinia sesostris Schultz, 1906
Euphydryas aurinia suffusa Frohawk, 1938
Euphydryas aurinia tetramelana Cabeau, 1931
Euphydryas aurinia transversa Cabeau, 1928
Euphydryas aurinia unifasciata Caruel, 1944
Euphydryas aurinia virgata Tutt, 1896
Euphydryas beckeri Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Euphydryas chalcedona Doubleday, 1847'Anicia' Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775Cynthia's Fritillary
Euphydryas desfontainii Godart, 1819Spanish Fritillary
Euphydryas desfontainii baetica (Rambur, 1858)⇒ Euphydryas desfontainii Godart, 1819
Euphydryas glaciegenita Verity, 1928Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas ichnea Boisduval, 1833Asian Fritillary
Euphydryas iduna Dalman, 1816Lapland Fritillary
Euphydryas iduna iduna Dalman, 1816
Euphydryas intermedia Ménétriés, 1859Asian Fritillary
Euphydryas intermedia wolfensbergeri Frey, 1880
Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758Scarce fritillary
Euphydryas maturna maturna Linnaeus, 1758
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Euphydryas provincialis Boisduval, 1828
Euphydryas wolfensbergeri (FREYER, 1880)⇒ Euphydryas intermedia Ménétriés, 1859
Melitaea acentria Lukhtanov, 2017Acentria'S Fritillary
Melitaea aetherea (Hübner, 1826)⇒ Melitaea aetherie Hübner, 1826
Melitaea aetherie Hübner, 1826Aetherie Fritillary
Melitaea alpina Staudinger, 1861
Melitaea amazonica (Bates, 1864)⇒ Mazia amazonica amazonica H. Bates, 1864
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783Freyer's Fritillary
Melitaea asteria FREYER, 1828Little Fritillary
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia alba Rehfous, 1908
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Melitaea athalia atrovittata Turati, 1910
Melitaea athalia basalis Tutt, 1898
Melitaea athalia berisaliformis Verity, 1916
Melitaea athalia caucasica Rühl, 1871
Melitaea athalia celadussa (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Melitaea celadussa nevadensis
Melitaea athalia cinnamomea Vorbrodt & M..., 1917
Melitaea athalia commacula Caruel, 1944
Melitaea athalia corythalia Hübner, 1791
Melitaea athalia corythallia Hübner, 1790
Melitaea athalia cymothoe Bertolini, 1829
Melitaea athalia fennica Björn Petersen, 1947
Melitaea athalia flavoelongata Caruel, 1944
Melitaea athalia indigua Cabeau, 1922
Melitaea athalia interligata Derenne, 1926
Melitaea athalia lachares (Fruhstorfer, 1896)⇒ Melitaea athalia norvegica Aurivillius, 1888
Melitaea athalia latonigena Spuler, 1901
Melitaea athalia ligata Caruel, 1944
Melitaea athalia nigrathalia Johnstone, 1944
Melitaea athalia nigriornea Lempke, 1955
Melitaea athalia nigromarginata Lempke, 1955
Melitaea athalia nigropunctata Caruel, 1944
Melitaea athalia norvegica Aurivillius, 1888
Melitaea athalia obsoleta Tutt, 1896
Melitaea athalia permixta Stauder, 1922
Melitaea athalia postfuscofasciata Goodson, 1960
Melitaea athalia radiata Eisner, 1942
Melitaea athalia satyra Higgins, 1955
Melitaea athalia sohana Cabeau, 1922
Melitaea athalia subtusnigrescens Caruel, 1944
Melitaea athalia tectensis Cabeau, 1922
Melitaea athalia transversa Tutt, 1898
Melitaea athalia tricolor Hormuzaki, 1897
Melitaea athalia unifasciata Caruel, 1944
Melitaea athalia virgata Tutt, 1896
Melitaea athene Staudinger, 1881
Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850Nickerl's Fritillary
Melitaea aurelia aurelia (NICKERL, 1850)⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850
Melitaea aurinia (Bryk, 1946)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Melitaea aurinia celadussa
Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847Assmann's Fritillary
Melitaea celadussa Fruhstorfer, 1910Heath Fritillary
Melitaea celadussa nevadensis
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea cinxia bifasciata Hartig, 1924
Melitaea cinxia brenthis Reuss, 1921
Melitaea cinxia cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea cinxia deficiens Cabeau, 1922
Melitaea cinxia expuncta Cabeau, 1926
Melitaea cinxia fulla Quensel, 1791
Melitaea cinxia gracilens Pionneau, 1932
Melitaea cinxia heynei Rühl, 1892
Melitaea cinxia horvathi Aigner, 1905
Melitaea cinxia interligata Cabeau, 1926
Melitaea cinxia interrupta Skala, 1907
Melitaea cinxia jubilaris Cabeau, 1930
Melitaea cinxia karavajevi Obraztsov, 1936
Melitaea cinxia matisconensis André, 1899
Melitaea cinxia mocsaryi Aigner, 1905
Melitaea cinxia nigropunctata Caruel, 1944
Melitaea cinxia obscurior Seitz, 1909
Melitaea cinxia obsoleta Tutt, 1896
Melitaea cinxia ocelliformis Reuss, 1921
Melitaea cinxia paucimaculata Cockerell, 1899
Melitaea cinxia pauper Caruel, 1944
Melitaea cinxia semijubilaris Langer, 1956
Melitaea cinxia semiobscura Pionneau, 1932
Melitaea cinxia subtus-nigrescens Caruel, 1944
Melitaea cinxia transversa Reuss, 1921
Melitaea cinxia uhryki Aigner, 1905
Melitaea cinxia winbladi Bryk, 1950
Melitaea cinxia wittei Geest, 1903
Melitaea clarissa Staudinger, 1901
Melitaea cynthia (Esper, 1778)⇒ Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775
Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832Provençal Fritillary
Melitaea dejone (FREYER, 1846)⇒ Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832
Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911Desert Fritillary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea diamina composita Verity, 1935
Melitaea diamina diamina (Lang, 1789)⇒ Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789
Melitaea diamina hebe Borkhausen, 1793
Melitaea dictynna (Esper, 1779)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didyma ala (Staudinger, 1871)⇒ Melitaea ala Lukhtanov, 1999
Melitaea didyma didyma (Esper, 1778)⇒ Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778
Melitaea didyma graeca Staudinger, 1871
Melitaea didyma mauretanica Oberthür, 1911
Melitaea didyma occidentalis Staudinger, 1870
Melitaea fascelis Fabricius, 1787
Melitaea ignasiti de Sagarra, 1926
Melitaea kotshubeji (Sheljuzhko, 1929)⇒ Melitaea chitralensis Moore, 1901
Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea maturna (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea meriana Barnes, 1900
Melitaea navarina Spuler, 1901
Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904
Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893Eastern Knapweed Fritillary
Melitaea parthenie (Bergstrasser, 1780)⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850Desert Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea phoebe bethunebakeri de Sagarra, 1926
Melitaea phoebe occitanica Staudinger, 1871
Melitaea phoebe phoebe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Melitaea phoebe punica Oberthür, 1876
Melitaea phoebe suboccitanica Verity, 1928
Melitaea protomedia (Ménétriés, 1859)⇒ Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789
Melitaea punica Oberthur, 1876Algerian Fritillary
Melitaea pyronia (Hübner, 1800)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea telona (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893
Melitaea texana (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea trivia ignasiti de Sagarra, 1926
Melitaea trivia trivia Koch, 1850
Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851Grison's Fritillary
Mellicta asteria (FREYER, 1828)⇒ Melitaea asteria FREYER, 1828
Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Mellicta athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Mellicta athalia norvegica Aurivillius, 1888
Mellicta athalia norwegica Aurivillius, 1888
Mellicta aurelia (NICKERL, 1850)⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850
Mellicta aurelia aurelia
Mellicta aurelia luceria Fruhstorfer, 1917
Mellicta britomartis (Assmann, 1847)⇒ Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847
Mellicta deione (Hübner, 1829)⇒ Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832
Mellicta diaminaFalse Heath Fritillary
Mellicta parthenoides (Keferstein, 1851)⇒ Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851
Mellicta varia (Meyer-Dür, 1851)⇒ Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851
Mellicta veronicae Dorfmeister, 1853
Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865Dark Crescent
Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863Field Crescent
Phyciodes orseis Edwards, 1871California Crescent
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Phyciodes picta Edwards, 1865Painted Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Phyciodes vesta Edwards, 1869Mesquite Crescent
Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861Beardtongue Checkerspot
Texola elada Hewitson, 1868Elada Checkerspot

Subnodes of Melitaeini with occurrences in Europe
SubtribeChlosynina
not available as yet, from Kons, 2000
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeEuphydryina
Higgins, 1978
1
13
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMelitaeina
Newman, 1870
2
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePhyciodina
Higgins, 1981
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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