marbled white
melanargia galathea latin

The adults of this genus of satyrines are easily distinguished by their white wings with black veins and markings (hence the common name 'Marbled Whites').

He called skippers "hogs", swallowtails "Royal Williams", walls as "Enfield Eyes" and marbled whites as "Half-Mourners".

Molecular systematics and phylogeny of the 'Marbled Whites' (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Melanargia Meigen).

Melanargia galathea tenebrosa Fruhstorfer, 19171.

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) on the wing in June/July.

The Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

These sheltered glades provide favourable climatic conditions for butterflies including Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) and Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia).

The butterflies include Marbled White Melanargia galathea, Brown Argus Aricia agestis, Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina, Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae, and Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus, besides large numbers of more common species.