Melanargia ines
| Melanargia ines | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Melanargia |
| Species: | M. ines |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanargia ines Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | |
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.
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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