Seq # 470220010

Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: March 15, 2022, 12:06 p.m.


A common species in the south of Belgium, rarely observed in the north. Lower risk.


Details

Classification
Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Satyrinae > Tribus: Melanargiini > Genus: Melanargia > Species: Melanargia galathea
Vernacular names
Dambordje (NL), Marbled White (EN), Demi-deuil (FR), Schachbrett (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 19 (as Arge Galathea). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Flight periods

The adults fly from the end of June till mid August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Festuca ovina and Festuca rubra
Substrates:
Grasses

The larva lives on Gramineae.

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