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Marbled White Collection

The Marbled White butterfly, scientifically known as Melanargia galathea, is a captivating sight in the meadows and grasslands of Germany

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Two Marbled White Butterflies -Melanargia galathea- on Brownray Knapweed -Centaurea jacea

Two Marbled White Butterflies -Melanargia galathea- on Brownray Knapweed -Centaurea jacea-, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White -Melanargia galathea-, Germany

Marbled White -Melanargia galathea-, Germany

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white, Melanargia galathea, Iberian marbled white, Melanargia lachesis

Marbled white, Melanargia galathea, Iberian marbled white, Melanargia lachesis
FLO4671021 Marbled white, Melanargia galathea, Iberian marbled white, Melanargia lachesis, Melanargia clotho and western marbled white, Melanargia occitanica

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white, Melanargia galathea (Galatea butterfly, Papilio galatea) with caterpillar

Marbled white, Melanargia galathea (Galatea butterfly, Papilio galatea) with caterpillar
FLO4683697 Marbled white, Melanargia galathea (Galatea butterfly, Papilio galatea) with caterpillar. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK

Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed, with soft focus leaves, Aosta Valley

RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed, with soft focus leaves, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Background imageMarbled White Collection: zoology, image of butterflies, from Moses Harris 'The Aurelian: or

zoology, image of butterflies, from Moses Harris "The Aurelian: or, natural history of English insects, namely, moths and butterflies", London, 1766, colour print

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on flower head

Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on flower head, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) visiting Greater knapweed (Centaurea

Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) visiting Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flowers, Dorset, England. Digital Composite

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) roosting on grasses, England, UK, July

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) roosting on grasses, England, UK, July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid

RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Macro of Marbled White butterfly or Melanargia galathea on a red flower. Lombardy, Italy

Macro of Marbled White butterfly or Melanargia galathea on a red flower. Lombardy, Italy

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Melanargia galathea, Casareggio, Liguria, Vobbia, Italy

Melanargia galathea, Casareggio, Liguria, Vobbia, Italy

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Two female Marbled White Butterflies (Melanargia Galathea) dropping their eggs in tall grass

Two female Marbled White Butterflies (Melanargia Galathea) dropping their eggs in tall grass
309698, abby cook, butterfly, drawing, dropping, eggs, marbled white, melanargia galathea, nature explorers, painted, watercolour, wings, Dorling Kindersley Prints, 1378974209

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Dunsdon, Devon, UK. July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) sequence showing landing

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) sequence showing landing and taking off from a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Yorkshire, UK. Digital composite

Background imageMarbled White Collection: The Metamorphoses of the Marbled White, Arge galathea (engraving)

The Metamorphoses of the Marbled White, Arge galathea (engraving)
5224619 The Metamorphoses of the Marbled White, Arge galathea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Metamorphoses of the Marbled White, Arge galathea)

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) butterfly, adult roosting on grass, in meadow habitat

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) butterfly, adult roosting on grass, in meadow habitat, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageMarbled White Collection: RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea), roosting on dew covered Bent grass

RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea), roosting on dew covered Bent grass (Agrostis sp) at dawn. Devon, England, UK. July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) roosting among tall grasses at sunrise

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) roosting among tall grasses at sunrise and bathed in warm, early morning sunlight, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) Farthing Downs, Surrey, England, July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Three Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on Greater knapweed

Three Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June

Background imageMarbled White Collection: RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed with soft focus flowers

RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed with soft focus flowers, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) perched on birds foot trefoil, Volehouse Moor

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) perched on birds foot trefoil, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on Heath spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza)

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on Heath spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza)
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on Heath spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) flower, Dunsdon, Devon, UK, July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed flower, Aosta Valley, Gran

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed flower, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Background imageMarbled White Collection: RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on dew covered grasses

RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on dew covered grasses, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass head, backlit against

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass head, backlit against black background, Dunsdon, Devon, UK. July 2014

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on reed, Devon, UK, July

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on reed, Devon, UK, July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Three Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) resting on reeds, Devon, UK, July

Three Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) resting on reeds, Devon, UK, July

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on flower, Vallee de la Seille

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on flower, Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, June

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed, with soft focus bokeh effect

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed, with soft focus bokeh effect, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Background imageMarbled White Collection: The marbled white butterfly, Melanargia galathea from Europe

The marbled white butterfly, Melanargia galathea from Europe

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White Butterfly -melanargia galathea- pair mating on Brown Knapweed -Centaurea jacea

Marbled White Butterfly -melanargia galathea- pair mating on Brown Knapweed -Centaurea jacea-, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White -Melanargia galathea- basking on a thistle stalk, Altenseelbach, Neunkirchen

Marbled White -Melanargia galathea- basking on a thistle stalk, Altenseelbach, Neunkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White. Melanargia Galathea

Marbled White. Melanargia Galathea

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White butterfly C016 / 3547

Marbled White butterfly C016 / 3547
A Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on a Welted Thistle (Carduus crispus syn Carduus acanthoides. Photographed at Ranscombe Farm nature reserve, Kent, UK

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White Butterfly - resting on red clover in early morning sunshine - July - England

Marbled White Butterfly - resting on red clover in early morning sunshine - July - England
GUY-202 Marbled White Butterfly - resting on red clover in early morning sunshine - July England - UK Melanargia galathea Guy Rogers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Melanargia galathea, marbled white butterfly

Melanargia galathea, marbled white butterfly
Close-up of the wings of the Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea), native to most of Europe and North Africa

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled whites (Melanargia galathea)

Marbled whites (Melanargia galathea)
Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), sheltering from a storm. Photographed in Dorset, UK

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White Butterfly

Marbled White Butterfly
Marbled White (Melanargia galathera) butterfly resting on Wild Marjoram flowers in the UK

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White Butterfly - on flower - France

Marbled White Butterfly - on flower - France
ME-1885 Marbled White Butterfly - on flower France Melanargia galathea Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageMarbled White Collection: Marbled White Butterfly- with wings wide open, Hessen, Germany

Marbled White Butterfly- with wings wide open, Hessen, Germany
USH-2018 Marbled White Butterfly - with wings wide open Hessen, Germany Melanargia galathea Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only




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The Marbled White butterfly, scientifically known as Melanargia galathea, is a captivating sight in the meadows and grasslands of Germany. With its delicate wings adorned with intricate patterns, it gracefully flutters among the vibrant blooms of Brownray Knapweed and Common spotted orchids. In North Hesse, Hesse, Germany, two Marbled White Butterflies can be seen perched on a cluster of Brownray Knapweed. Their contrasting black and white wings create a mesmerizing display against the backdrop of tall grasses. Another enchanting image captures a solitary Marbled White butterfly resting peacefully amidst the swaying blades of grass. Bathed in warm sunlight, it exudes tranquility and beauty. Witnessing nature's miracle unfold before our eyes, two female Marbled White Butterflies are captured dropping their eggs into the lush greenery of tall grasses. This intimate moment showcases their role in continuing their species' legacy. Dunsdon Nature Reserve in Devon, UK becomes an ethereal setting as a Marbled White butterfly finds solace on a Common spotted orchid. The delicate petals provide both shelter and nourishment for this exquisite creature. A soft-focus lens adds an artistic touch to another photograph featuring a Marbled White butterfly delicately perched on knapweed leaves. The blurred background emphasizes its intricate patterns while highlighting its connection to nature. Volehouse Moor in Devon welcomes yet another breathtaking scene where a Marbled White butterfly rests upon the flower head of a Common spotted orchid. This symbiotic relationship between insect and plant exemplifies nature's harmony at its finest. Greater knapweed proves irresistible to these graceful creatures as they visit them with purposeful intent. The vibrant purple flowers serve as sweet nectar sources for these butterflies during their fleeting existence. Roosting peacefully on blades of grasses in England's countryside during July is yet another stunning portrayal of the Marbled White butterfly.