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Melanargia lachesis

Melanargia lachesis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Melanargia
Species: M. lachesis
Binomial name
Melanargia lachesis
Hübner, 1790

Melanargia lachesis, the Iberian marbled white, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found on the Iberian Peninsula and the south of France.

The length of the forewings is 25–28 mm. The butterflies fly in one generation from June to August.

The larvae feed on various grasses.



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