Name of the species:
Melitaea arduinna (Esper, 1783)  
Freyer's Fritillary, Melitee pont-euxine, Шашецница горная. 

Distribution and biological peculiarities in Armenia: 
The species is distributed in South-eastern Europe, Southern Russia, Asia Minor, Iran, and Central Asia.

Population dynamics:
The species is slightly uncommon within typical habitat.

Conservation measures: 
The species is not included in the Global and European Red Lists. ​

Photo: G. Karagyan