Melanargia pherusa | (Boisduval, 1833) |
TL: Italy, Sicily (600 - 1000 m.)
Habitat
- Overgrowing meadows
- Scrub
Similar species
48-65 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English
Sicilian Marbled White
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Brachypodium ramosum Poaceae Cymbopogon hirtus Poaceae Gramineae Grass
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Melanargia occitanica pherusa Boisduval, 1833
- Links
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Language Website Authors euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic Jonathan Agius The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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