''Melitaea persea'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Iran and Asia Minor to Afghanistan and the western parts of the Tian Shan mountains.

Subspecies

*''Melitaea persea caucasica'' Staudinger, 1870 *''Melitaea persea dogsoni'' Grose-Smith, 1887 *''Melitaea persea paphlagonia'' Fruhstorfer, 1917 *''Melitaea persea montium'' Belter, 1934 (Syria, Lebanon, Israel) *''Melitaea persea sargon'' Hemming, 1932 (central Saudi Arabia, Iraq)Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Melitaeina
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References

Butterflies described in 1850 Melitaea Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Vincenz Kollar {{Nymphalinae-stub