Melitaea arcesia, the blackvein fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Siberia and Transbaikalia to the Amur region, Mongolia and China. The habitat consists of steppe-clad slopes.
Adults are on wing from June to August.
Subspecies
- Melitaea arcesia arcesia (Transbaikalia)
- Melitaea arcesia minor <small>Elwes, 1899</small> (Altai)
- Melitaea arcesia chuana <small>Grum-Grshimailo, 1893</small>
- Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis <small>Moore, 1901</small> (India)
- Melitaea arcesia carmana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1915</small> (Sayan)
- Melitaea arcesia rucephala <small>Fruhstorfer, 1915</small> (Tian Shan Mountains)
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