Melitaea punica

Melitaea punica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Melitaea
Species: M. punica
Binomial name
Melitaea punica
Oberthür, 1876[1]
Synonyms
  • Melitaea phoebe var. punica Oberthür, 1876
  • Melitaea phoebe amanica Rebel, 1917

Melitaea punica is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in North Africa.

Adults are on wing from June to July.

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