Melanargia ines
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Melanargia |
| Species: | M. ines |
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Melanargia ines Hoffmannsegg, 1804 |
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Melanargia ines, the Spanish marbled white, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found on the Iberian Peninsula and western North Africa.
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 and Bromus madritensis.
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