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 (Maniola jurtina)

Meadow Brown Butterfly

The Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) is one of the Uks more common variety of butterfly and can be found across Europe and North Africa and of course on Bradgers Hill.


Their larvae feed on  grasses and the woodland and grassy areas of Bradgers Hill are perfect for them.


The Meadow Brown butterfly is brown in colour with washed out orange patches, they have only one spot on top of each of the forward wings (with one small white pupil spot in the centre) and none on the hind wings. The males are less colourful with smaller eye spots with redced orange patches. They are more active than the females and tend to fly further. The females tend to have larger eye spots and are more likely to remain in the area where they grew up. Adults may fly even in duller weather compared to other types of butterfly.


There wing spans are approximately 5.0cm from wing tip to wing tip.


You can see a photograph of a Meadow Brown Butterfly taken on Bradgers Hill to the left! We believe this photo is of a male Meadow Brown.


If your see one, take a photo and submit it to us for use on this website. We’d love to see your submission.





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