Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina)

The Meadow Brown usually rests with its wings closed, a similar butterfly the Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) , sometime called the Hedge Brown, is smaller and more orange than the Meadow Brown and has double pupils on its eyespots.

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Bridget Charity Rendall

Grizzly Bear

This may look like the butterfly is laying down, but it is holding on to the side of the polytunnel so the perspective looks a little odd Posted 12 years ago

The Meadow Brown

The Meadow Brown, "Maniola jurtina", is a butterfy found in the Palearctic ecozone. Its range includes Europe south of 62 N, Russia eastwards to the Urals, Asia Minor, Iraq, Iran, North Africa and the Canary Islands. The larvae feed on grasses.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Bridget Charity Rendall