Melitaea asteria, the little fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found in the Alps of Europe.

Little fritillary
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Melitaea
Species:
M. asteria
Binomial name
Melitaea asteria

The larva feeds on Plantago alpina.

References

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  1. ^ "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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