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Marbled White Butterfly (Melanargia galathea)
I live in an area of Chalk Downland, this butterfly's favourite environment.
For those few too brief weeks/months in the summer, the local fields are alive with this beautiful, uniquely patterned butterfly.
See one close-up, here:
The Marbled White is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Found across most of Europe , north Africa, and as far east as Iran, the late twentieth century has seen an expansion of its range in the UK.
Despite its common name, this butterfly is one of the "browns", of the subfamily Satyrinae. They are a common sight in unimproved grasslands across southern Britain, particularly on the South Downs.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Philip Booker
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Uploaded Mar 18, 2021. Captured Jun 18, 2020 18:18 in Paxton House, Home Farm Road, Brighton BN1 9HU, UK.
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That kind comment has prompted me to reveal a little secret friendship, now posted as my nest contribution. :-)
Posted 2 years ago
Posted 2 years ago
The lovely marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) has an unusual approach to laying eggs. Females lay their eggs while on the wing! They don’t agonize over choosing the perfect host plant for their eggs, nor do they attach them to vegetation at all. Instead, females simply pop out their eggs as they are flying, sprinkling the eggs among grass stems.
A few weeks later, the eggs hatch, and the larvae immediately enter hibernation—waiting to feed until the following spring! {Spotted in Brighton, UK by Philip Booker} #JungleDragon #Marbledwhitebutterfly #Melanargiagalathea
https://www.facebook.com/jungledragonwildlife Posted one year ago