Anne Sorbes Photographies | Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White gathering nectar of a Purple coneflower in my garden.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White male resting on a scabious flower in a wet meadow.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White ab procida (The white spots are much thinner than in a typical individual.) male gathering nectar of a greater knapweed flower in a meadow of Diois.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White gathering nectar of a coneflower in my garden.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White resting on a coneflower in my garden.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White male gathering nectar of a scabious flower in a wet meadow.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White female gathering nectar of a knapweed flower in a wet meadow.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White female gathering nectar of a knapweed flower in a wet meadow.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White gathering nectar of a knapweed flower in a wet meadow.

Melanargia galathea

Mating pair of Marbled White butterflies on a hemp agrimony in bloom in a meadow. Pyrénées Orientales, France.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White resting on round-headed leek in bloom on a calcareous hillside.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White male exposing its wings in the sun on a calcareous hillside.

Melanargia galathea

Mating pair of Marbled White butterflies on a yarrow flower in a wet meadow. The male on the right is typical, bet the female on the left has an aberrant form, we see only traces of eyespots which are usually visible.

Melanargia galathea

Mating pair of Marbled White butterflies on a yarrow flower in a wet meadow. The male on the right is typical, bet the female on the left has an aberrant form, we see only traces of eyespots which are usually visible.

Melanargia galathea

Mating pair of Marbled White butterflies on a scabious flower in an alpine meadow. Vercors, France.

Melanargia galathea

Marbled White taken in backlight in a field of lavende. Drôme, France.