lepidoptera.online © 2017 Adriaan van Os - Butterflies and Moths of South-West Europe
Diurna,
Nymphalidae,
Melitaeinae
• Provençal Fritillary - Melitaea deione
(Mellicta dejone)
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photo B057828, © Adriaan van Os, Corsavy 26-07-2019, altitude 800 m, Melitaea deione, mating
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Melitaea deione (Provençal Fritillary) is difficult to distinguish from Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary) and Melitaea parthenoides (Meadow Fritillary).
Also see
butterfliesoffrance.com,
pyrgus.de,
the GfS distribution map and
lepiforum.de