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title: "Iberian marbled white"
description: "Melanargia lachesis — Owady i pająki. Melanargia lachesis, the Iberian marbled white, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/iberian-marbled-white
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iberian marbled white

> Melanargia lachesis — Owady i pająki. Melanargia lachesis, the Iberian marbled white, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

- Scientific name: *Melanargia lachesis*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 7762
- Wikidata: [Q142790](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142790)
- iNaturalist taxon: [105458](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/105458)

## Names

- en: Iberian marbled white
- de: Iberisches Schachbrett
- es: Medioluto ibérica
- fr: Échiquier ibérique
- nl: Spaans dambordje

## Countries with the most observations

ES (4565), PT (1349), FR (1127), AD (21)

## Summary

Melanargia lachesis, the Iberian marbled white, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanargia_lachesis

## Photo

![Iberian marbled white](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/iberian-marbled-white/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joan C. Hinojosa · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48637167

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/iberian-marbled-white?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).