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Melanargia galathea
The marbled white has a characteristic dark brown and white chequered pattern. It is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily. Spotted here in a mountain meadow (1600 m ASL) where just about every butterfly was a marbled white.
Meadows, with a liking for Centaurea. Distributed across Europe from southern England to north Africa and eastwards to Italy, Greece and Poland.
Flies from May to September as one generation. Note the second butterfly on the first and second shot. The third shot shows the butterfly's underwings.
3 Comments
Thanks for you comments Ashish and Dangermouse! It can be hard to decide which picture to put upfront... I will swap first for second...
That second picture is amazing, especially with the second butterfly! Brilliant!
Actually Second picture is best..!!