Wingspan: 40–50 mm
Flight period: in one generation from June to September
Larval host plants: Species from the grass family (Poaceae)
Meadow Argus (Melanargia galathea) is one of the most common butterflies living here. It is a fairly large and conspicuous butterfly. White spots on the black background of the upperside of its wings form a pattern that somewhat resembles a chessboard. The wings are also black-and-white spotted on the underside, but the black spots on the underside are white-edged, at the edge of the hind wings there is also a row of eye-spots with light blue centers. Females are, compared to males, more yellowish in color on the underside.
Meadow Argus can be found in various meadows and shrubby places, where it most often drinks nectar from the inflorescences of daisies, thistles, and similar plants with pink and lilac-colored flowers. It occurs from lowlands to the forest edge.
