Melitaea celadussa
(ex-Mellicta athalia ssp celadussa)
(ex-Melitaea helvetica)
(ex-Melitaea nevadensis)
 
         
   
La Mélitée de Fruhstorfer  
           
 
Formerly considered as a subspecies of M. athalia (ssp celadussa), this fritillary from the South of France is a true species which is now named Melitaea celadussa. Checking the genitalia is the only way to make the difference between this butterfly and M.athalia.
It appears to be a very variable species.
 
       
   
1] male of Melitaea celadussa - Var (France) - 15/05/2012   2] same specimen as 1]  
       
       
   
3] same specimen as 1] showing the black markings in spaces 1b, 2 and 3 on the forewing underside   4] male - Var (France) - 09/06/2010
 		  
       
       
   
5] male on animal dung - Var (France) - 18/05/2011   6] other male - Var (France) - 18/05/2011  
       
       
   
7] male alt.857m - Aude (France) - 08/05/2021   8] same specimen as 7]  
       
       
   
9] close-up of the genitalia of the male shown in picture 7] (right side)   10] close-up of the genitalia of the male shown in picture 7] (left side)  
       
       
   
11] male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 10/07/2014   12] other male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 10/07/2014  
       
       
   
13] male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 12/07/2014   14] other male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 12/07/2014  
       
       
   
15] male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 12/07/2014
 		   16] close-up of the genitalia in a male (left side) - Haute Loire (France) - 10/07/2014  
       
       
   
17] male alt.200m - Ain (France) - 28/05/2018   18] close-up of the genitalia of the male shown in picture 17]  
       
       
   
19] male - Var (France) - 09/06/2010   20] same specimen as 19]  
       
       
   
21] male - Var (France) - 21/05/2011   22] other male - Var (France) - 21/05/2011  
       
       
   
23] male - Var (France) - 24/05/2014
 		   24] close-up of the genitalia in a male - Var (France) - 24/05/2014  
       
       
   
25] male - Var (France) - 18/05/2011   26] other male - Var (France) - 18/05/2011  
       
       
   
27] male - Var (France) - 18/05/2011   28] male - Var (France) - 25/05/2017  
       
       
   
29] male alt.1050m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 01/07/2016   30] same specimen as 29]  
       
       
   
31] male puddling - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 07/07/2018
 		   32] male alt. 700m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 16/06/2018  
       
       
   
33] other male alt. 700m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 16/06/2018   34] close-up of the genitalia of the male shown in picture 33] (left side)  
       
       
   
35] male alt.1405m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 24/05/2020
 		   36] close-up of the genitalia of the male shown in picture 35] (right side)  
       
       
   
37] other view of the genitalia of the male shown in picture 35] (right side)   38] underside of the male shown in picture 35]
 		  
       
       
   
39] male alt.1060m - Hautes Alpes (Frances) - 10/07/2021
 		   40] close-up of the genitalia of the male shown in picture 39] (right side)  
       
       
   
41] underside of the male shown in picture 39]   42] female of Melitaea celadussa - Var (France) - 15/05/2012  
       
       
   
43] female - Var (France) - 05/06/2014   44] female - Var (France) - 29/05/2014  
       
       
   
45] female - Var (France) - 03/06/2011   46] same specimen as 45]  
       
       
   
47] other female - Var (France) - 03/06/2011   48] same specimen as 47]  
       
       
   
49] female from the population shown in photos 11] to 16] - Haute Loire (France) alt.900m - 12/07/2014   50] other female alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 12/07/2014
 		  
       
       
   
51] other female alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 12/07/2014
 		   52] same specimen as 51]
 		  
       
       
   
53] other female - Var (France) - 09/08/2010   54] same specimen as 53]  
       
       
   
55] female - Var (France) - 18/05/2011   56] same specimen as 55]  
       
       
   
57] other female - Var (France) - 18/05/2011   58] same specimen as 57]  
       
       
   
59] female - Var (France) - 03/06/2011
 		   60] same specimen as 59], the forewing underside showing strong black markings in spaces 1b, 2 and 3.  
       
       
   
61] female - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013
 		   62] a female (left) and a male - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013  
       
       
   
63] a female (foreground) and a male - Var (France) - 10/06/2011   64] female - Hautes Alpes (France) - 22/06/2013
 		  
       
       
   
65] female - Var (France) - 08/06/2011   66] female - Var (France) - 30/07/2011  
       
       
   
67] female alt.1374m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/08/2016   68] female - Var (France) - 25/05/2017  
       
       
   
69] female alt.565m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 16/06/2018   70] female alt.1308m - Aude (France) - 24/06/2018
 		  
       
       
   
71] mating pair (female above) alt.436m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 23/06/2018   72] same scene as 71] (female on the right)
 		  
       
       
   
73] mating pair (female on the left) - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 16/06/2011   74] mating pair - Var (France) - 10/06/2010
 		  
       
       
   
75] caterpillar found on Plantago lanceolata - Var (France) - 01/05/2012   76] caterpillar - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2013
 		  
       
       
   
77] caterpillar (found on Plantago lanceolata)  - Var (France) - 08/05/2012   78] same larva as 77]
 		  
       
       
   
79] chrysalis which originated from the larva shown in 77] & 78]  - Var ( France) - 21/05/2012   80] male (which originated from the chrysalis shown in 79] ) - Var (France) - 31/05/2012  
       
       
   
81] same specimen as 80]
 		   82] close-up of the head of a caterpillar - Var (France) - 04/05/2014  
       
       
   
83] caterpillar on Plantago lanceolata - Var (France) - 21/04/2014   84] caterpillar on Plantago lanceolata - Var (France) - 09/05/2014   
       
       
 
85] caterpillar on Plantago lanceolata - Var (France) - 21/04/2014  
       
       
   
86] chrysalis which originated from the caterpillar shown in photo 85] - Var (France) - 09/05/2014   87] same chrysalis as 86]
 		  
       
       
   
88] chrysalis which originated from the caterpillars shown in photos 83] & 85] - Var (France) - 09/05/2014   89] chrysalis - Var (France)  - 21/05/2013
 		  
       
       
   
90] female which emerged from the chrysalis shown in photo 88] (the one above) - Var (France) - 18/05/2014   91] male which emerged from the chrysalis shown in photos 86] & 87] - Var (France) - 18/05/2014  
       
       
       
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