Grisons Fritillary vs spotted fritillary

Melitaea varia compared with Melitaea didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grisons Fritillary	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class same	Insecta (serangga)	Insecta (serangga)
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 didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Grisons Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grisons Fritillary	spotted fritillary
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.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇭 Switzerland