| Melanargia occitanica | (Esper, 1793) |
TL: France, Toulouse (1500 m.)
Habitat
- Dry slopes
- Rocky slopes
Similar species
50-60 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
CatalàEscac ferruginós
DeutschWestliches Schachbrett
EnglishWestern Marbled White
EspañolMedioluto herrumbrosa
FrançaisEchiquier d'Occitanie
РусскийМеланагрия окцитаника
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Brachypodium Poaceae Dactylis Cocksfoot Poaceae Lygeum spartum Poaceae Poaceae Grasses
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Melanargia psyche Esper, 1793
- Links
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Language Website Authors
Anything but Common Peter Groenendijk
euroButterflies Matt Rowling
Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner
Lepiforum e. V.
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei
Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic Jonathan Agius
Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön
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