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Species account
Skakbrætrandøje
(Malanargia galathea)
Takvinger (Nymphalidae) [Sommerfugle] MAWH 24892
Takvinger (Nymphalidae) [Sommerfugle] MAWH 24892
Marbled White (gb)
Medioluto Norteña (es)
Schackbräde (se)
Synonyms (common):
Galathea (dk)
Measurements:
WS: 43-50mm
Generations:
1
Flight period:
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Identification:
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Distribution:
NW Africa, Europe, Turkey and Transcaucasus.
Habitat:
Behavior:
Male not territorial.
Host plants:
Grasses.
Feeding plants:
Centaurea, scabiosa, cirsium and carduus spp.
Endemic:
Status
Very rare visitor to Denmark. But spreading northward, now breeding in Northern Germany and Poland, making it likely that it will be more frequent in the future
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