Freyer's Fritillary vs glanville fritellary

Melitaea arduinna compared with Melitaea cinxia

Key Differences

• Freyer's Fritillary is Least Concern while glanville fritellary is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Freyer's Fritillary	glanville fritellary
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order same	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Melitaea	Melitaea
Species	Melitaea arduinna	Melitaea cinxia

Evolutionary Relationship

Freyer's Fritillary and glanville fritellary share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melitaea.

Conservation Status

Freyer's Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

glanville fritellary

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Freyer's Fritillary	glanville fritellary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Freyer's Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

glanville fritellary

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.

glanville fritellary

그란빌나비(Melitaea cinxia)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 위급(CR)으로 분류된다. 극심한 개체군 감소와 서식지 상실로 인해 야생에서 멸종될 매우 높은 위험에 처해 있다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

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