Melitaea punica

Melitaea punica is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North Africa.

Melitaea punica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Melitaea
Species:
M. punica
Binomial name
Melitaea punica
Synonyms
  • Melitaea phoebe var. punica Oberthür, 1876
  • Melitaea phoebe amanica Rebel, 1917

Adults are on wing from June to July.

References
  1. "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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