Italian Marbled White vs Western Marbled White

Melanargia arge compared with Melanargia occitanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Italian 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 arge	Melanargia occitanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Italian Marbled White

LC — Least Concern

Western Marbled White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Italian Marbled White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Italy.

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 1 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy