Melanargia galathea: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the melanargia galathea lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Melanargia galathea
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Nymphalidae

Where does the melanargia galathea live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the melanargia galathea in 13 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the melanargia galathea?

The melanargia galathea (Melanargia galathea) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Nymphalidae, genus Melanargia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the melanargia galathea

Melanargia galathea, the marbled white, is a medium-sized butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The marbled white was described in 1666 by C Merrett, and in 1695 James Petiver found a specimen in a wood near Hampstead and called it Papilio leucomelanus, our half-Mourner, to distinguish it from the Bath White, which Vernon (1702) had called the half-Mourner. It was also known as The Marmoris by Benjamin Wilkes and The Marmoress by Moses Harris. The butterfly was, also described in 1758, by the Swedish biologist and physician, Carl Linnaeus who formalised binomial nomenclature. Despite its common name and appearance, this butterfly is one of the "browns", of the subfamily Satyrinae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Melanargia galathea (revision 1350557066), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q157565 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).