Melanargia russiae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Melanargia |
| Species: | M. russiae |
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| Melanargia russiae (Esper, 1783) | |
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Esper's marbled white (Melanargia russiae) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, south-eastern France, Italy, the Balkans, southern Russia, the Caucasus and western Siberia.
The male has a wingspan of 26–30 mm. Adults are on wing in from June to August, although mainly in July in rocky places. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Brachypodium, Poa, Stipa pennata and Aegilops geniculata. It overwinters in the larval stage
Subspecies
- Melanargia russiae russiae
- Melanargia russiae caucasiaca Nordmann, 1851 (Caucasus Minor, Armenian Highland, Talysh)
- Melanargia russiae transcaspica Staudinger, 1901 (Kopet-Dagh)
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