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Assmann's Fritillary

Melitaea britomartis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 36, February 27, March 42, April 65, May 94, June 103, July 110, August 95, September 69, October 52, November 28, December 22.
United States743
Alaska743
Russia94
Germany37
Moscow Oblast36
Bayern31
Tula Oblast12
Croatia11
Lika-Senj11
Bashkortostan7

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyBrush-footed Butterflies · Nymphalidae
GenusMelitaea

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Assmann's Fritillary with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.