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Diurna,
Nymphalidae,
Melitaeinae
• Meadow Fritillary - Melitaea parthenoides
(Mellicta parthenoides)
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photo A069626, © Adriaan van Os, Corsavy 14-07-2020, altitude 1350 m, Melitaea parthenoides ?, mating
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Melitaea parthenoides (Meadow Fritillary) is difficult to distinguish from Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary) and Melitaea deione (Provençal Fritillary).
Also see
butterfliesoffrance.com,
pyrgus.de,
the GfS distribution map and
lepiforum.de