Melanargia titea
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Melanargia titea, the Levantine marbled white, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Distribution[edit]
It is found in Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Israel, Armenia, Lebanon, Iran and Turkey.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is about 55 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June.[3]
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The larvae feed on Gramineae and Poaceae species.
Subspecies[edit]
- Melanargia titea titea
- Melanargia titea wiskotti (Röber, 1896) (Turkey)
Taxonomy[edit]
Recent research suggest Melanargia titea is in fact a subspecies of Melanargia larissa, while Melanargia titea wiskotti is raised to full-species rank.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Wiemers, M.; Katbeh-Bader, A.; Power, A.; Benyamini, D.; Tzirkalli, E.; Balletto, E.; Monteiro, E.; Karaçetin, E.; Franeta, F.; Pe'er, G.; Welch, H.; Thompson, K.; Pamperis, L.; Dapporto, L.; Šašić, M.; López Munguira, M.; Micevski, N.; Dupont, P.; Garcia-Pereira, P.; Moulai, R.; Caruana, R.; Verovnik, R.; Bonelli, S.; Beshkov, S. (2015). "Melanargia titea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T62148584A62152854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62148584A62152854.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Melanargia Meigen, 1828" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ treknature
- ^ Molecular systematics and phylogeny of the ‘Marbled Whites’ (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Melanargia Meigen) Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine