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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria June 2018, local field, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.

06/1806/18 by Peter Hillman Categories: Animals, Animals (Invertebrates), Butterflies, Insects, Nature Photography, Photography, Wildlife PhotographyTags: Butterflies, Butterfly, Insects, Lepidoptera, Nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Speckled Wood, Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 2 Comments

Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria

July 2017, rear garden, Staffordshire, England.

11/1711/17 by Peter Hillman Categories: Animals, Animals (Invertebrates), Butterflies, Insect Macro, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, Wildlife PhotographyTags: Butterflies, Butterfly, Insect Macro, Insects, Lepidoptera, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Pararge aegeria, Photography, Speckled Wood, Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 14 Comments

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Photograph of Speckled Wood  (Pararge aegeria), taken August 2016, local woodland path, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2016. Camera used Nikon D7200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens.

08/1608/16 by Peter Hillman Categories: Animals, Animals (Invertebrates), Butterflies, Insects, Nature PhotographyTags: Butterflies, Butterfly, Insects, Lepidoptera, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nymphalidae, Nymphalids, Pararge aegeria, Speckled Wood, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 4 Comments

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

This butterfly has a dark chocolate-brown ground colour on the upper side with cream blotches. The forewing has a single eyespot near the wingtip, whilst the hindwing has three or four. Females are larger than the males and have larger cream  patches. Wingspan 48mm.

The caterpillars feed on a wide range of grasses, including Cock’s-foot and False Brome.

It flies March to October, with two or three broods in the south, and one in the north. Found in woodland rides and clearings. Common and resident.

This is the only British butterfly that hibernates in two stages, either as a caterpillar or a chrysalis.

07/1607/16 by Peter Hillman Categories: Animals (Invertebrates), Butterflies, Insects, Nature PhotographyTags: Butterflies, Butterfly, Insects, Lepidoptera, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nymphalidae, Pararge aegeria, Speckled Wood, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography Leave a comment