Melitaea aurelia (Photo: K. Veling).

Melitaea aurelia

Nickerl, 1850

Status —

Local in Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, Transcaucasus, South Urals, North Kazakhstan, West Siberia, Tian Shan. In Bulgaria rare in isolated colonies up to 2000 m (Rila: Marichini Ezera) (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 206). Listed as vulnerable in Red Data Book of European butterflies (van Swaay & Warren, 1999: 173).

Localities:

FL88: Belasitsa [Chalet], Blagoevgrad District: [up to 800 m] (Abadjiev, 1995: 72) • FM39: [Skakavitsa] [Station], Zemen Gorge, Kyustendil District, 42.4186N, 22.6553E: [650 m] (Ganev & Beshkov, 1987: 113) • FM96: Rilski Manastir, Rila Mts, Kyustendil District, 42.1333N, 23.3333E: [1207 m] (Joakimow, 1899: 860) • FM97: Kirilova Polyana: [1500 m]: [1500 m] (Nicholl, 1900: 33) • FN82: Sofia (Knyzhevo): [800 m] (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 205) • FN82: Sofia (Suhodol) (Abadjiev, 1995: 72, Pl. XXIX, 127) • FN95: Svoge [Town], Iskar Gorge, Sofia District, 42.967N, 23.35E: [500 m] (Slivov, 1968: 148) • GM04: Razlog [Town], Blagoevgrad District, 41.89N, 23.479E: [700 m] (Krzywicki, 1981: 35) • GM18: Borovets [Resort], Rila Mts, Sofia District, 42.26667N, 23.6E (Nicholl, 1900: 66) • GM19: Samokov [Town], Rila Mts, Sofia District, 42.333N, 23.55E (Bachmetjew, 1902: 407) • GM38: Kostenets [Town], Rila Mts, Sofia District, 42.26667N, 23.81667E (Higgins, 1955: 78) • GM45: Velingrad [Town], Rhodopi Mts, Pazardzhik District, 42.017N, 24E: [700 m] (Krzywicki, 1981: 35) • GM47: Golyamo Belovo [Village], Pazardzhik District, 42.183N, 23.983E: [300 m] (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 205) • GN01: German [Village], Sofia District, 42.617N, 23.417E: 1000 m (Abadjiev, 2001: 277) • KG82: Devin [Town], Rhodopi Mts, Smolyan District, 41.733N, 24.4E: [800 m] (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 205) • KG91: Shiroka Laka [Village], Rhodopi Mts, Smolyan District, 41.683N, 24.583E: [1000 m] (Markowitsch, 1923: 126) • KJ60: Chomakovtsi [Village], Pleven District, 43.31667N, 24.06667E: [50 m] (Abadjiev, 1995: 149) • LG02: Chepelare [Town], Rhodopi Mts, Smolyan District, 41.733N, 24.683E: [1000 m] (Markowitsch, 1923: 126) • LG04: Byala Cherkva, Rhodopi Mts (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 205) • LG04: Lilkovo [Village], Rhodopi Mts, Plovdiv District, 41.9N, 24.583E: [1000 m] (Abadjiev, 2001: 277) • LH31: Kalofer [Town], Plovdiv District, 42.617N, 24.983E: [600 m] (Krzywicki, 1981: 35) • LH64: Gabrovo [Town], 42.875N, 25.334E: [400 m] (Krzywicki, 1981: 35) • LH87: Veliko Tarnovo [Town], 43.086N, 25.656E: [100 m] (Tuleschkow, 1930: 133) • MH33: Cherkovnata Koriya [Place], Sliven District (Rebel, 1903: 169) • MH42: Sliven [Town], 42.686N, 26.329E: [300 m] (Haig-Thomas, 1936: 137) • MJ15: Ruse (Obraztsov Chiflik) (Kowatschew, 1898: 23) • MJ61: Razgrad [Town], 43.567N, 26.517E: [200 m] (Rebel, 1903: 169) • MJ71: Samuil [Village], Razgrad District, 43.517N, 26.75E: [300 m] (Markowitsch, 1909: 8) • NH30: Burgas [Town], 42.483N, 27.483E (Buresch, 1930: 222) • NH78: Varna [Town], 43.183N, 27.9E (Buresch, 1930: 222).

UTM map of the known distribution of Melitaea aurelia in Bulgaria.