Red shashechnitsa [2] ( lat. Melitaea didyma ) - a species of nymphalidae butterflies from the subfamily of real nymphalids. You can meet an adult butterfly from April to September.
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Distribution
It occurs in Europe , Western Siberia , Tibet , Western China , the Caucasus and North Africa [3] .
Description
The wingspan of the butterfly reaches 35-50 mm.
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Ecology
Caterpillars feed on various plants, namely on flax ( Linaria ), plantain lanceolate ( Plantago lanceolata ), veronica ( Veronica ), violet ( Viola ), meadow cornflower ( Centaurea jacea ) and purple digitalis ( Digitalis purpurea ). [3]
Subspecies
- Melitaea didyma didyma (Esper, 1778) - Southern and Central Europe , Western Siberia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia [3]
- Melitaea didyma kirgisica Bryk, 1940 - Tarbagatai , Tien Shan [3]
- Melitaea didyma turkestanica Sheljuzhko, 1929 - Alai Valley [3]
- Melitaea didyma elavar Fruhstorfer, 1917 - Ghissar [3]
- Melitaea didyma occidentalis Staudinger, 1861 - Spain , North Africa [3]
- Melitaea didyma neera Fischer de Waldheim, 1840 - Volga , Southern Urals , Western Siberia [3]
Notes
- ↑ BioLib Profil taxonu - druh hnědásek květelový Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778) (Czech)
- ↑ Striganova B.R. , Zakharov A.A. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) /Ed. Dr. biol. sciences, prof. B.R. Striganova . - M .: RUSSO, 2000 .-- S. 269. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Track distribution, subspecies, and nutrition on funet.com
Links
- Red draftswoman on Butterfly-guide (English)