Freyer’S Fritillary vs Grisons Fritillary

Melitaea phoebe compared with Melitaea varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Freyer’S Fritillary	Grisons Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
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 varia

Evolutionary Relationship

Freyer’S Fritillary and Grisons Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melitaea.

Conservation Status

Freyer’S Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Grisons Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Freyer’S Fritillary	Grisons Fritillary
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 (32 countries).

Grisons Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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