Marbled White Butterfly Melanargia galathea

The Marbled White butterfly is native to much of Europe and western Asia, but not northern Scandinavia nor the Iberian peninsula (the latter has its own separate species - the Iberian Marbled White).

In Britain, it is found in (mainly southern) England and Wales. Males usually have a black pattern on white and females a dark brown pattern (both fade).

The underside of different individuals.

A coupled pair - the female underside hind wing is sepia on cream and the male is black on white.