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Marbled White

Melanargia galathea

The Marbled White is a beautiful butterfly with white wings and black patterns. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny fields during the summer.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Marbled White has striking black and white chequered wings, like a miniature chessboard pattern, which makes it stand out against green foliage. Its underwings are also beautifully patterned but slightly paler, often with small, ringed 'eyespots' near the tips, differing from many other butterflies.

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Marbled White
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Marbled White

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Marbled Whites only live for about two weeks, making every moment count!

It's one of the few butterflies that lay eggs by just dropping them!

Marbled White caterpillars live through winter, hibernating in the grass!

Their wings aren't actually white, but a pale cream or yellowish colour!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Pattern Camouflage

Marbled Whites have unique chequered wing patterns that help them blend in with dappled light and shadows, making them tricky for predators to spot.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sipper

The Marbled White can unfurl a long, straw-like proboscis to sip sweet nectar deep from flowers, providing vital energy for flight and reproduction.

Fähigkeit

Egg Dropper

Marbled Whites have the unusual ability to simply drop their eggs into long grasses, ensuring their caterpillars hatch near abundant food.

Fähigkeit

Grass Muncher

The Marbled White caterpillar has strong mandibles that help them chew through tough grass blades, growing big before becoming a butterfly.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
40-52 mm
Größe
20-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-21 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults drink flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) feed exclusively on grasses, while adults consume nectar from various flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Knapweed
  • Thistle
  • Grasses
  • Fescues

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Cock's-foot

Dactylis glomerata

Larval caterpillars feed on its leaves.

pollinates

Common Knapweed

Centaurea nigra

Adult butterflies visit its flowers for nectar.

eaten by

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Adult Marbled Whites can be prey for birds.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

Butterflies can become trapped in their webs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Marbled White Butterfly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and watch butterflies from a distance so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Marbled White?

40-52 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Marbled White?

20-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Marbled White?

14-21 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Marbled White?

10 km/h

Was frisst Marbled White?

Adults drink flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Wo findet man Marbled White normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Marbled White?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Marbled White?

6

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