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Speckled Wood

 

An attractive woodland butterfly with its cream-on-chocolate wings making it easy to identify. The females are larger than the males and have larger cream patches.

 

Wingspan: male 46-52mm and female 48-56mm

On the wing: late March to mid October

Foodplant: a variety of grasses

 

2015 - earliest sighting 14 April

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Saltwells LNR, 21 April 2014

All images copyright © M Weaver 2016

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