Melitaea arcesia

Melitaea arcesia, the blackvein fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Siberia and Transbaikalia to the Amur region, Mongolia and China.^[2] The habitat consists of steppe-clad slopes.

Blackvein fritillary
Melitaea arcesia chuana
Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Melitaea
Species:	M. arcesia
Binomial name
Melitaea arcesia Bremer, 1861[1]
Synonyms
Melitaea arcesia leechi Alphéraky, 1895 Melitaea arcesia irma Higgins, 1941 Melitaea baicalensis var. chuana Grum-Grshimailo, 1893 Melitaea carmana Fruhstorfer, 1915 Melitaea dabanica Baranchikov, 1979

Adults are on wing from June to August.

Subspecies

• Melitaea arcesia arcesia (Transbaikalia)
• Melitaea arcesia minor Elwes, 1899 (Altai)
• Melitaea arcesia chuana Grum-Grshimailo, 1893
• Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis Moore, 1901 (India)
• Melitaea arcesia carmana Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Sayan)
• Melitaea arcesia rucephala Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Tian Shan Mountains)