Nymphalidae Satyrinae Melanargiini Melanargia pherusa Arethusana arethusa
Melanargia russiae (Esper, [1783])
Esper's Marbled White

Genus: Melanargia Meigen, 1828   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758

Synonims (genus):
   Agapetes Billberg, 1820
   Arge Hübner, 1818
  Synonims (species):
   cleanthe Boisduval, 1833
   japygia Cyrillo, 1787
   suwarovius Herbst, 1796

M. russiae (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Monti della Laga (Rieti), Italy, July 1994
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. russiae (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1999
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. russiae (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Monti della Laga (Rieti), Italy, July 1995
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. russiae (© Raniero Panfili)
Adult, Ovindoli (L'Aquila), Italy, July 23, 2005
(Photo by Raniero Panfili)
M. russiae (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, May 9, 2000
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. russiae (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, May 9, 2000
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. russiae (© Paolo Mazzei)
Pupa, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, May 2000
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. russiae (© Raniero Panfili)
Egg, Ovindoli (L'Aquila), Italy, July 24, 2005
(Photo by Raniero Panfili)

Foodplants:
Gramineae

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