Iberian Marbled White vs Western Marbled White

Melanargia lachesis compared with Melanargia occitanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Iberian Marbled White	Western Marbled White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Melanargia	Melanargia
Species	Melanargia lachesis	Melanargia occitanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Iberian Marbled White and Western Marbled White share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melanargia.

Conservation Status

Iberian Marbled White

LC — Least Concern

Western Marbled White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Iberian Marbled White	Western Marbled White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Iberian Marbled White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, Portugal, and Spain.

Western Marbled White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain