Lesser Spotted Fritillary vs Little Black Serotine

Melitaea trivia compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spotted Fritillary	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Melitaea	Eptesicus
Species	Melitaea trivia	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spotted Fritillary and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spotted Fritillary	Little Black Serotine
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).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.