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Melanargia ines

Spanish Marbled White

Field Notes

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Andalucia, Spain, May 2008
 

Almeria, Spain, April 2009
 

Spanish Marbled White
Melanargia ines

Distribution: Most of Spain to the foothills of the Pyrenees, absent from the north coast. All of north Africa north of the Sahara.

Identification: Underside hindwing spots with blue pupils. Underside hindwing lines are black and fine in both sexes. In comparison, Western Marbled White, M. occitanica, has thick brown lines.

Flight time: April to June depending on location.

Habitat: Grassy places with or without trees. Feeds on various grasses (Brachypodium sp.).

Behaviour: Flies over grassland, amongst bushes, frequently stopping to feed on available nectar sources.
 

Lleida, Spain, May 2007

 

 

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