(Hübner, 1790)
Iberian Marbled White
Description:
The Iberian Marbled White occurs in flower-rich, dry to damp grasslands, near dry scrub, and along woodland edges and hedgerows.
Grasses such as Annual Meadow-grass (Poa annua), Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis), Compact Brome (Bromus madritensis), and Brachypodium retusum are used as food plants.
This species is single-brooded and hibernates as a caterpillar.
Habitat:
Shrub and grassland
Evergreen woodland
Tree lines and hedges
Dry calcareous grasslands
Mesophile grasslands
Screes
Sclerophyllous scrub
Similar species:
Melanargia galathea
Melanargia russiae
Melanargia larissa