mélitée du plantain vs Grisons Fritillary

Melitaea cinxia compared with Melitaea varia

Key Differences

mélitée du plantain is Critically Endangered while Grisons Fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mélitée du plantain	Grisons 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 cinxia	Melitaea varia

Evolutionary Relationship

mélitée du plantain and Grisons Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melitaea.

Afficher Genus: Melitaea

Conservation Status

mélitée du plantain

CR — Critically Endangered

Grisons Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mélitée du plantain	Grisons Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mélitée du plantain

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.

Grisons Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

mélitée du plantain

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.