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 (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
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