Lesser Spotted Fritillary vs Provençal Fritillary

Melitaea trivia compared with Melitaea deione

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spotted Fritillary	Provençal 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 trivia	Melitaea deione

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Provençal Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spotted Fritillary	Provençal Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

Provençal Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇩 Andorra 🇮🇹 Italy 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain