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Checklist for Tribe Melitaeini Newman, 1870 (Checkerspots and Allies)
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1151
23291
115322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1145
23270
115280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1016
22709
113796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
588
18355
100567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
96
4253
15791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
94
4228
15745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
90
4202
15642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2707
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
2444
8022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
572
2079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
269
903
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
42
183
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
9
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
9 Genera with 67 Species
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots12SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots53SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1851Small Fritillaries87SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Microtia H. Bates, 1864Tiny Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1869Crescents8SpeciesTaxom
Poladryas Bauer, 1861Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Tegosa Higgins, 03SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
67 Species and 119 Subspecies
Chlosyne acastus dorothyi Bauer, 1975Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus sterope W. H. Edwards, 1870Palouse Checkerspot
Chlosyne californica Wright, 1905California Patch
Chlosyne definita Aaron, 1885Coahuila Checkerspot
Chlosyne endeis endeis Godman & Salvin, 1894Banded Checkerspot
Chlosyne erodyle Bates, 1864Erodyle Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810Carlota Checkerspot
Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862Eastern Checkerspot
Chlosyne hoffmanni segregata W. Barnes & ..., 1918Hoffmann´s Checkerspot
Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837Adjutrix Patch
Chlosyne leanira oregonensis Bauer, 1975Leanira Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Eresia actinote actinote Salvin, 1869
Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864
Eresia nauplius Linnaeus, 1758Nauplius Crescent
Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928
Euphydryas anicia bakeri D. Stallings..., 1945Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia eurytion Mead, 1875Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia macyi Fender & Jewett, 1953Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia veazieae Fender & Jewett, 1953Anicia Checkerspot
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 brunnea Tutt, 1896
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 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 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 cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775Cynthia's Fritillary
Euphydryas desfontainii Godart, 1819Spanish Fritillary
Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852Bay checkerspot Butterfly
Euphydryas editha colonia W. G. Wright, 1905Edith´s Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha lawrencei Gunder, 1931Edith´s Checkerspot
Euphydryas ichnea Boisduval, 1833Asian Fritillary
Euphydryas iduna Dalman, 1816Lapland Fritillary
Euphydryas iduna iduna Dalman, 1816
Euphydryas intermedia Ménétriés, 1859Asian Fritillary
Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758Scarce fritillary
Euphydryas maturna maturna Linnaeus, 1758
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Melitaea aetherie Hübner, 1826Aetherie 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 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 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 aurelia NICKERL, 1850Nickerl's Fritillary
Melitaea aurinia (Bryk, 1946)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847Assmann's Fritillary
Melitaea centralasiae Wnukowsky, 1929
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 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 deione Geyer, 1832Provençal Fritillary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
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 kotshubeji (Sheljuzhko, 1929)⇒ Melitaea chitralensis Moore, 1901
Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea maturna (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea navarina Spuler, 1901
Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904
Melitaea parthenie (Bergstrasser, 1780)⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea phoebe punica Oberthür, 1876
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
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 norvegica Aurivillius, 1888
Mellicta athalia norwegica Aurivillius, 1888
Mellicta aurelia (NICKERL, 1850)⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850
Mellicta aurelia aurelia
Mellicta britomartis (Assmann, 1847)⇒ Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847
Mellicta diaminaFalse Heath Fritillary
Mellicta parthenoides (Keferstein, 1851)⇒ Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851
Mellicta varia (Meyer-Dür, 1851)⇒ Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851
Microtia elva Bates, 1864Elf
Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865Dark Crescent
Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863Field Crescent
Phyciodes herlani (Bauer, 1975)⇒ Phyciodes orseis Edwards, 1871
Phyciodes orseis Edwards, 1871California Crescent
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Phyciodes pulchella (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Phyciodes vesta Edwards, 1869Mesquite Crescent
Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861Beardtongue Checkerspot
Tegosa claudina Eschscholtz, 1821Apricot Crescent
Tegosa guatemalena Bates, 1864Guatemalan Crescent
Tegosa palia

Subnodes of Melitaeini with occurrences in North Europe
SubtribeChlosynina
not available as yet, from Kons, 2000
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuphydryina
Higgins, 1978
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMelitaeina
Newman, 1870
2
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePhyciodina
Higgins, 1981
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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