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Kingdom:
Animalia
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Phylum:
Arthropoda
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Class:
Insecta
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Order:
Lepidoptera
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Family:
Nymphalidae
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Genus:
Melanargia
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Species:
Melanargia arge
Italian Marbled White - Melanargia arge Sulzer, 1776
No photo available for this species
Paco Sánchez Aguado
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Least Concern (IUCN) |
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| Protected by | EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements |
| Natura 2000 sites | 121 are designated for this species |
| Most preferred habitats |
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| Natura 2000 species code | 1062 |
Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Natura 2000 sites
Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites
Protected sites
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Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
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Language
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Reference
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| Arge | Italian | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
| Échiquier d'Italie | French | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
| Italiaans dambordje | Dutch | Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Warren, M.S. |
| Italian Marbled White | English | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
| Italienischer Schachbrettfalter | German | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
| Italiensk randøje | Danish | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
| Medioluto italiana | Spanish | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
No synonyms available.
Other resources
| Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary | |
| ITIS search | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
