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. The habitat consists of steppe-clad slopes. 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)

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Butterflies described in 1861
Melitaea
Butterflies of Asia
Taxa named by Otto Vasilievich Bremer