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Melanargia titea

Melanargia titea, the Levantine marbled white, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Distribution

It is found in Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Israel, Armenia, Lebanon, Iran and Turkey.

Description

The wingspan is about . Adults are on wing from April to June.

The larvae feed on Gramineae and Poaceae species.

Subspecies

  • Melanargia titea titea
  • Melanargia titea wiskotti <small>(Röber, 1896)</small> (Turkey)

Taxonomy

Recent research suggest Melanargia titea is in fact a subspecies of Melanargia larissa, while Melanargia titea wiskotti is raised to full-species rank.

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