Melanargia ines
Encyclopedia
The Spanish Marbled White (Melanargia ines) is a butterfly
species belonging to the family
Nymphalidae
. It can be found on the Iberian Peninsula
and western North Africa
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The length of the forewings is 23–25 mm. The butterflies fly in one generation from May to June.
The larvae feed on various grasses such as Brachypodium pinnatum en Bromus madritensis
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Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
species belonging to the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
. It can be found on the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
and western North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
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The larvae feed on various grasses such as Brachypodium pinnatum en Bromus madritensis
Bromus madritensis
Bromus madritensis is a species of brome grass known by the common name compact brome.It is native to Europe but it has been widely introduced elsewhere, such as North America, where it is found in many areas. It is now known nearly worldwide...
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