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Wall Brown

Lasiommata megera

Photo by Sof
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Field Notes

Description:

Mainly orange with dark brown and light brown stripes. Upper wing has two black spots with a ring around it, one bigger than the other, with a white spot inside each. Bottom wing has spots alike the ones in the upper wing.

Habitat:

Forest (not dense) on a mountain range near the sea. Around 260m high (unsure).

Notes:

First photo is only an augmented photo of the second. Found this one during a family picnic.

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Lasiommata megera

Species ID Suggestions

Wall brown

Lasiommata megera
Pochempie
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