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Marbled white (Melanargia galathea) - Ten Metres from Home 2021
Marbled white (Melanargia galathea) Marbled white ( Melanargia galathea) on knapweed (Centaurea sp) is a butterfly of rough grasslands, often on limestone. The larvale food plants are various species of grass.Photographed: Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy July 2014


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Hoary Rosette lichen (Physcia aipolia)
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Sieber's crocus (Ceocus sieberi var triclolor)
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flower details
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Butterfly egg- Orange-tip (Anthocaris cardamines)
Italian Wall lizard♀︎ (Podarcis siculus)
Scarlet lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii)
Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)
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Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)♀︎
Caterpillar of the orange tip butterfly (Anthocaris cardamines)