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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria June 2018, local field, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
July 2017, rear garden, Staffordshire, England.
Speckled Wood III
Speckled Wood #2
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.
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.
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