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Top view of a Gatekeeper butterfly In dutch these are called the "orange sand-eye", a more descriptive name I think. The scientific name of "tithonus" refers to the greek goddess of dawn. Europe,Gatekeeper,Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,Netherlands,Pyronia tithonus,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Top view of a Gatekeeper butterfly

In dutch these are called the "orange sand-eye", a more descriptive name I think. The scientific name of "tithonus" refers to the greek goddess of dawn.

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The Gatekeeper

The Gatekeeper, sometimes called the Hedge Brown, is found in West, South and Central Europe, Morocco, Turkey, Asia Minor and the Caucasus.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Sep 28, 2014. Captured Jul 26, 2014 15:11 in Nistelrodeseweg 24, 5384 PN Heesch, The Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/10.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO640
  • 105mm
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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.