glanville fritellary vs Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Melitaea cinxia compared with Melitaea trivia

Key Differences

glanville fritellary is Critically Endangered while Lesser Spotted Fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	glanville fritellary	Lesser Spotted Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Melitaea	Melitaea
Species	Melitaea cinxia	Melitaea trivia

Evolutionary Relationship

glanville fritellary and Lesser Spotted Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melitaea.

استعراض Genus: Melitaea

Conservation Status

glanville fritellary

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	glanville fritellary	Lesser Spotted Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

glanville fritellary

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

glanville fritellary

glanville fritellary (Melitaea cinxia) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.