Melanargia titea, the Levantine marbled white, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Distribution It is found in Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Israel, Armenia, Lebanon, Iran and Turkey.
Description The wingspan is about . Adults are on wing from April to June.treknature
The larvae feed on Gramineae and Poaceae species.
Subspecies Melanargia titea titea Melanargia titea wiskotti (Röber, 1896) (Turkey)
Taxonomy Recent research suggest Melanargia titea is in fact a subspecies of Melanargia larissa, while Melanargia titea wiskotti is raised to full-species rank.Molecular systematics and phylogeny of the 'Marbled Whites' (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Melanargia Meigen)
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