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Balkan marbled white Found this beauty near Kavaki Lesvos Greece  Balkan marbled white,Geotagged,Greece,Melanargia larissa,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Balkan marbled white

Found this beauty near Kavaki Lesvos Greece

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  1. Really stunning shot, Paul! Posted 2 years ago
    1. Thank you very much Christine. Posted 2 years ago

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''Melanargia larissa'', the Balkan marbled white, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from south-eastern Europe and Asia Minor to Transcaucasia and north-western Iran. The habitat consists of dry grasslands, scrubby hillsides and grassy woodland glades. Adults are on wing from mid-May to July in one generation per year.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Paul Dirksen
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By Paul Dirksen

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Uploaded Dec 2, 2020. Captured May 13, 2017 08:00 in Epar.Od. Thermis-Mithimnas, Lesvos 811 09, Greece.
  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1579s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm