Mélitée des centaurées vs Freyer's Fritillary

Melitaea phoebe compared with Melitaea arduinna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mélitée des centaurées	Freyer's Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Melitaea	Melitaea
Species	Melitaea phoebe	Melitaea arduinna

Evolutionary Relationship

Mélitée des centaurées and Freyer's Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melitaea.

Conservation Status

Mélitée des centaurées

LC — Least Concern

Freyer's Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mélitée des centaurées	Freyer's Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mélitée des centaurées

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (32 countries).

Freyer's Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇬🇷 Greece 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇺🇦 Ukraine