Melanargia ines

Melanargia ines, the Spanish marbled white, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

[1] It can be found on the Iberian Peninsula and western North Africa.

On the hindwing beneath the ocelli are magnificently coloured, the sky-blue centre being successively encircled by russet-red, yellow and lilac rings, the costal ocelli of the upperside being always centred with blue.

[2] Found on stony heights which are almost bare of vegetation excepting flowers.

The larvae feed on various grasses such as Brachypodium pinnatum and Bromus madritensis.