Marbled White Melanargia galathea serena

Male (blacker than female)
Male (blacker than female)
Female (browner than male)
Female (browner than male)
Male underside
Male underside
Female underside
Female underside
Male posing on a bee orchid!
Male posing on a bee orchid!
Female
Female
Larva
Larva
Larva
Larva
Pupa
Pupa
Same pupa one day before emergence
Same pupa one day before emergence
Pupa
Pupa
Same pupa one day before emergence
Same pupa one day before emergence
 
Information

Red List status: Least Concern
NERC Act S41: Not listed
Local status: Lives in colonies where it can be common. Rarely reported from north-east Bedfordshire.
Size: Medium.
Larval foodplant: A variety of grasses
No. of broods: One
Flight time(s): Mid June to mid August
Average first date: 13th June
Average last date: 14th August
Winter: Larva
Habits: Much of day spent on purple or blue flower-heads (such as knapweed and field scabious), or roosting on grasses.
Habitats: Unimproved grassland and set-aside fields.
Distribution: