Mélitée of the centauries

The Mélitée of the centauries or Grand checkerwork is a Lépidoptère pertaining to Nymphalidae.

  • Distribution: North Africa, the Europe to the Asia, north of the China.

  • Scale of the male: 20 to 24 Misters
  • Period of flight : April at September, up to three generations.
  • Habitat : meadows.
  • Plant-hosts : Centaurea sp.
  • Synonymous : Cinclidia phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

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