''Melitaea asteria'', the little fritillary, is a butterfly in the family
Nymphalidae.
"''Melitaea'' Fabricius, 1807"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' It is found in the Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...
of Europe.
The larva feeds on '' Plantago alpina''.
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Melitaea
Butterflies of Europe
Butterflies described in 1828
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