The Iberian Marbled White (Melanargia lachesis) is a butterfly species in the family Nymphalidae found across Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France.
Macro-Geographic Range
• Distribution: Native and common throughout most of Spain, Portugal, and the south of France (extending east to Avignon and parts of Gard and Pyrénées-Orientales).
• Altitude: Found from sea level up to approximately 1,600 meters in mountainous or hilly terrain.
• Hybridization: In the French Pyrenees, it occasionally hybridizes with the common Marbled White (Melanargia galathea).
Micro-Environmental Habitat
• Terrain: Dry, flowering, bush-overgrown grasslands, prickly prairies, and moors rather than lush green meadows.
• Flight Period: One generation per year (univoltine), flying from June to August. Overwinters in the caterpillar (larval) stage.
