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Maniola jurtina

Meadow Brown

Valais, Switzerland, July 2006

Vaud, Switzerland, July 2006

Vaud, Switzerland, August 2006

Crete, June 2004

Vaud, Switzerland, July 2004

Male

Vaud, Switzerland, July 2004

Female

Provence, France, May 2004

Hampshire, UK, September 2004

Heavily mottled individual

Chalkidiki, Greece, May 2004

Male showing scent brands on forewings.

Provence, France, June 2003

ssp. hispulla with orange on the underside hindwing

Arguably the commonest European butterfly. It flies from north Africa into southern Scandinavia. It is often abundant throughout the range and can be found in dry or damp conditions upto moderate altitudes (1500m or so) and in any variety of grassy habitats. In Spain, north Africa and S France the subspecies hispulla flies. This is somewhat brighter orange and has orange markings in the underside hindwing post discal band.