Melitaea solona

Melitaea solona is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Tian Shan mountains, Tibet, Alai and Trans-Alay regions.

Melitaea solona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Melitaea
Species:	M. solona
Binomial name
Melitaea solona Alphéraky, 1881[1]

Subspecies

• Melitaea solona solona (eastern Tian Shan, western Tibet)
• Melitaea solona filipjevi Churkin, Kolesnichenko & Tuzov, 2000 (northern Tian Shan: Zailiisky Alatau Mountains)
• Melitaea solona plyushchi Churkin, Kolesnichenko & Tuzov, 2000 (central Tian Shan: Sary-Dzhaz, Kokshaal-Tau)
• Melitaea solona pletnevi Churkin, Kolesnichenko & Tuzov, 2000 (eastern Alai, Inner Tian Shan)
• Melitaea solona evadne Hemming, 1934 (eastern Transalai)