Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown, Pyronia tithonus Family: Nymphalidae       Sub-family: Satyrinae

1625     *     Pyronia tithonus     *     Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown


Common

Wingspan: 40-47mm. Eye-spot with two pupils.
Flight time: July-September
Habitat: Open woodlands, hedgerows and grasslands

Larvae feed on grasses, including Timothy, Cock's-foot, Couch and fescues

Similar: Meadow Brown has only one pupil in the eyespot


Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown, Pyronia tithonus


Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown, Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown, Pyronia tithonus
Studland, Dorset. August 2012

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