Speckled wood

Pararge aegeria
Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

P.a. aegeria, orange with brown.
Speckled woodon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Top surface brown with light yellow to orange markings. The top surface front wing features 1 eye, rear wing 3 or 4 eyes with a white spot. The underside is lighter in colour with 1 eye on the front wing with a purple glow on the rear wing.

⇔ wsp. 32-42 mm

The colours can vary for a number of subspecies, the PARARGE AEGERIA TIRCIS is lighter in colour. Further south we find the PARARGE AEGERIA AEGERIA which is more orange coloured.

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