Melitaea persea
Melitaea persea is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Iran and Asia Minor to Afghanistan and the western parts of the Tian Shan mountains.
Subspecies
- Melitaea persea caucasica Staudinger, 1870
- Melitaea persea dogsoni Grose-Smith, 1887
- Melitaea persea paphlagonia Fruhstorfer, 1917
- Melitaea persea montium Belter, 1934
- Melitaea persea sargon Hemming, 1932