Grisons Fritillary vs Deione

Melitaea varia compared with Melitaea deione

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grisons Fritillary	Deione
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Melitaea	Melitaea
Species	Melitaea varia	Melitaea deione

Evolutionary Relationship

Grisons Fritillary and Deione share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melitaea.

Conservation Status

Grisons Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Deione

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grisons Fritillary	Deione
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grisons Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Deione

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇭 Switzerland