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Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Photo by PedroNicolau
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Field Notes

Description:

This beautiful butterflies has a incredibly marked sexual dimorrphism, which is most noticeable in pictures 5 - female and 6 - male.

Notes:

Borboleta-lobo.

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Comments (5)
Debbie Stewart
Beautiful images Pedro, I just noticed that image number 4 has two white eye inner eyespots in the larger black one which is generally only on a gatekeeper as Meadow Browns tend to just have one like in all of your other stunning photos of this butterfly :-)
PedroNicolau
Thank you so much, Madalena. I feel honoured :)
mendes.madalena
your photo is the new image of Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais mission, congrats! :)

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Portugal's Biodiversity
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European Butterflies and Moths
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Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais

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PublishedJuly 21, 2013

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