glanville fritellary vs Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Melitaea cinxia compared with Melitaea trivia

Key Differences

• glanville fritellary is Critically Endangered while Lesser Spotted Fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	glanville fritellary	Lesser Spotted 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 cinxia	Melitaea trivia

Evolutionary Relationship

glanville fritellary and Lesser Spotted Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melitaea.

Conservation Status

glanville fritellary

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	glanville fritellary	Lesser Spotted Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

glanville fritellary

A borboleta-de-Glanville (Melitaea cinxia) está classificada como Criticamente em Perigo (CR) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Enfrenta um risco extremamente alto de extinção em estado selvagem devido ao severo declínio populacional e à perda de habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 21 countries:

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