''Melitaea deserticola'', the desert fritillary, is a
butterfly of the family
Nymphalidae. It is found in
North Africa (
Morocco,
Algeria,
Libya and
Egypt),
Lebanon,
Israel,
Jordan,
Saudi Arabia and
Yemen.
The larvae feed on ''
Linaria aegyptiaca'', ''
Plantago media
''Plantago media'', known as the hoary plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It is native to central and western Europe, including Great Britain and introduced to parts of the north-east United States. ...
'', ''
Anarrhinum fruticosum
''Anarrhinum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
Its native range is the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia with some reaching as far as Germany and Ethiopia.
Species:
* ''Anarrhinum bellidifolium'' (L.) Will ...
'' and ''
Anarrhinum'' species.
Subspecies
*''Melitaea deserticola deserticola'' (North Africa)
*''Melitaea deserticola macromaculata''
Belter, 1934 (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, western Saudi Arabia)
*''Melitaea deserticola scotti''
Higgins, 1941 (Yemen, Oman)
References
Butterflies described in 1909
Melitaea
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