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Speckled wood

Pararge aegeria

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•Their wingspan is 5.1 cm, males tend to be smaller.
•They are territorial.
•The caterpillar is green and the chrysalis is green or dark brown.

Habitat:

Grassy, flowery habitats in forest, meadow steppe, wood, galdes, urban areas, wooded urban parks, occasionally in gardens
-I saw this butterfly in Hildesheim(Germany)

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