Melitaea deserticola

Melitaea deserticola, the desert fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Egypt), Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

The larvae feed on Linaria aegyptiaca, Plantago media, Anarrhinum fruticosum and Anarrhinum species.

Subspecies

• Melitaea deserticola deserticola (North Africa)
• Melitaea deserticola macromaculata <small>Belter, 1934</small> (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, western Saudi Arabia)
• Melitaea deserticola scotti <small>Higgins, 1941</small> (Yemen, Oman)

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