Speckled eyes [1] ( Melanargia ) is a genus of day butterflies from the family of marigolds . Palearctic genus with 20-23 species, common in southern Europe, Western and East Asia.
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| Melanargia Meigen, 1828 |
Description
Butterflies are medium sized. The color is mostly contrasting, in black and white. At the base of the front wings, only one vein is swollen. The outer margin of the front wings is rounded, the hind wings are wavy. On the hind wing, the vein M3 and the vein Cu1 depart from the central cell at two different points. On the wings of males, noticeable androconial fields are absent. Head with bare eyes, uncovered hairs. Antenna with a gradually thickening mace.
Views
Melanargia larissa
Motley-eye Galatea
Melanargia syriaca
Melanargia titea
Melanargia lachesis
Subgenus Melanargia Meigen, 1829
- Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Melanargia galathea ssp. galathea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Melanargia galathea ssp. satnia Fruhstorfer, 1917
- Melanargia galathea ssp. magdalenae Reichl, 1975
- Melanargia galathea ssp. syracusana zeller , 1847
- Melanargia lucasi (Rambur, 1858)
- Melanargia lucasi ssp. lucasi (Rambur, 1858)
- Melanargia lucasi ssp. meadwaldoi Rothschild, 1917 stat. rev.
- Melanargia lachesis (Hübner, 1790) - Iberian marbled white
- Melanargia evartianae Wagener, 1976
- Melanargia evartianae ssp. evartianae Wagener, 1976
- Melanargia evartianae ssp. sadjadii Carbonell & Naderi, 2006 stat. nov.
- Melanargia teneates (Ménétriés, 1832)
- Melanargia teneates ssp. teneates (Ménétriés, 1832)
- Melanargia teneates ssp. meda (Grum-Grshimailo, 1895)
- Melanargia larissa (Geyer, 1828)
- Melanargia larissa ssp. larissa (Geyer, 1828)
- Melanargia larissa ssp. hylata (Ménétriés, 1832) stat. nov.
- Melanargia larissa ssp. grumi Standfuss, 1892 stat. nov.
- Melanargia larissa ssp. lorestanensis Carbonell & Naderi, 2007 stat. nov.
- Melanargia larissa ssp. iranica Seitz, 1907 stat. nov.
- Melanargia larissa ssp. taurica (Rober, 1896)
- Melanargia larissa ssp. massageta Staudinger, 1901
- Melanargia larissa ssp. karabagi Koçak, 1976 stat. rev.
- Melanargia larissa ssp. kocaki Wagener, 1983 stat. nov.
- Melanargia larissa ssp. syriaca (Oberthür, 1894) stat. nov.
- Melanargia larissa ssp. titea (Klug, 1832) stat. nov. (= titania Calberla, 1891 syn. nov. , = standfussi Wagener, 1983 syn. nov. )
- Melanargia wiskotii Rober, 1896 stat. nov.
- Melanargia russiae (Esper, 1783)
- Melanargia russiae ssp. russiae (Esper, 1793)
- Melanargia russiae ssp. cleanthe (Boisduval, 1833)
- Melanargia russiae ssp. japygia (Cyrillo, 1787)
- Melanargia transcaspica (Staudinger, 1901) stat. nov.
- Melanargia transcaspica ssp. transcaspica (Staudinger, 1901) stat. nov.
- Melanargia transcaspica ssp. eberti Wagener, 1975 stat. nov.
- Melanargia parce Staudinger, 1882
- Melanargia lucida (Staudinger, 1886) stat. nov.
Subgenus Argeformia Verity, 1953
- Melanargia occitanica (Esper, 1793)
- Melanargia occitanica ssp. occitanica (Esper, 1793)
- Melanargia occitanica ssp. pelagia (Oberthur, 1911)
- Melanargia occitanica ssp. pherusa (Boisduval, 1832)
- Melanargia ines (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
- Melanargia ines ssp. ines (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
- Melanargia ines ssp. fathme Wagner, 1913 stat. rev.
- Melanargia ines ssp. jahandiezi Oberthür, 1922 stat. rev.
- Melanargia arge (Sulzer, 1776)
Subgenus Halimede (Oberthür & Houlbert, 1922)
- Melanargia leda Leech, 1891 )
- Melanargia leda ssp. leda (Leech, 1891) (= yunnana Oberthür, 1891 syn. nov. )
- Melanargia leda ssp. melli Wagener, 1961
- Melanargia halimede (Ménétriés, 1858)
- Melanargia halimede ssp. halimede (Ménétriés, 1858) (= gratiani Wagener, 1961 syn. nov. )
- Melanargia halimede ssp. coreana Okamoto, 1926
- Melanargia meridionalis felder, 1862
- Melanargia meridionalis ssp. meridionalis (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
- Melanargia meridionalis ssp. tapaishanensis Wagener, 1961 stat. rev.
- Melanargia lugens Honrath, 1888
- Melanargia lugens ssp. lugens (Honrath, 1888) (= ahyoui Wagener, 1961 syn. nov. )
- Melanargia lugens ssp. hengshanensis Wagener, 1961 (= hoenei Wagener, 1961 syn. nov. )
- Melanargia lugens ssp. montana (Leech, 1890) stat. nov.
- Melanargia epimede Staudinger, 1892
- Melanargia epimede ssp. epimede (Staudinger, 1887)
- Melanargia epimede ssp. pseudolugens (Staudinger, 1887)
- Melanargia epimede ssp. ganymedes Heyne, 1895 stat. nov.
- Melanargia asiatica (Oberthür & Houlbert, 1922) (= dejeani Wagener, 1961 syn. Nov. , = Elisa Wagener, 1961 syn. Nov. , = Sigberti Bozano, 2004 syn. Nov. )
Literature
- Lvovsky A.L., Morgun D.V. - Lepidoptera Lepidoptera of Eastern Europe (Keys to the Flora and Fauna of Russia), Moscow: KMK, 2007
- Morgun D.V., Dovgaylo K.E., Rubin N.I., Solodovnikov I.A., Plyushch I.G. Day butterflies (Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea, Lepidoptera) of Eastern Europe. CD identifier, database and software package “Lysandra”. - Minsk, Kiev, Moscow: 2005.
Notes
- ↑ Gornostaev G.N. Insects of the USSR. - Moscow: Thought, 1970 .-- 372 p. - (Reference guides to the geographer and traveler).