Melitaea protomedia
Melitaea protomedia is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Amur River basin in Russia and from central and eastern China to Korea and Japan.[2] The habitat consists of flowering meadows, forest edges and clearings.
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Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Veronica species.
Subspecies
- Melitaea protomedia protomedia (Russia)
- Melitaea protomedia regama Fruhstorfer, 1915 (China to Korea and Japan)
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References
- "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Nymphalidae, Melitaea protomedia Menetries, 1858". rusinsects.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
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