Melanargia lachesis

Melanargia lachesis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Melanargia
Species:	M. lachesis
Binomial name
	Melanargia lachesis; Hübner, 1790
Synonyms
	Melanargia lachesis (Hubner, 1790); Papilio lachesis Hübner, 1790; Lachesis ruscinonensis Oberthür & Houlbert, 1922; Melanargia galathea lachesis; Melanargia ampliusangulata Bryk 1940; Melanargia catalana de Sagarra 1926; Melanargia chlorinda Oberthür 1936; Melanargia semi-cataleuca Varin 1955;

Melanargia lachesis, the Iberian marbled white, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

Distribution

It can be found on the Iberian Peninsula and the south of France.

Description

The length of the forewings is 25–28 mm. Seitz- M. lachesis Hbn. (= nemausica Esp.) (38b). Lighter than galathea, even than the lightest forms of the same. The black discocellular anguliform spot of the forewing constricted where it is bent. Hindwing entirely white, apart from the interrupted submarginal band; the base very sparingly dusted, the markings of the underside however shine through in the male. In Spain, Portugal and South France. – The specimens with creamy yellow ground-colour, which are somewhat rarer than the chalky white canigulensis Obth.; from the Pyrenees.^[2]

Melanargia lachesis ♂
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Melanargia lachesis ♀
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Biology

The butterflies fly in one generation from June to August.They occur from the plain to about 1,600 meters above sea level. They prefer dry, flowering, natural meadows that can also be overgrown with bushes. The larvae feed on various grasses.

References

^ van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Verovnik, R.; Wiemers, M.; López Munguira, M.; Maes, D.; Sasic, M.; Verstrael, T.; Warren, M.; Settele, J. (2010). "Melanargia lachesis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T173288A6985736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T173288A6985736.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Seitz. A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Verovnik, R.; Wiemers, M.; López Munguira, M.; Maes, D.; Sasic, M.; Verstrael, T.; Warren, M.; Settele, J. (2010). "Melanargia lachesis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T173288A6985736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T173288A6985736.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] Seitz. A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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