Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Common Summer Butterfly in Britain of open fields and meadows.

The Caterpillar is bright green, clothed with short whitish hairs; there is a darker line down the back, and a diffused white stripe on each side above the reddish spiracles; the anal points are white.

Head rather darker green, hairy.

The Larvae feeds on a wide range of grass species.

The upperside of the Male is uniformly light brown, while the Female has a tawny patch.

The underside forewing is ochre-colored bordered with dark beige with the same ocelli at the apex in the Male, while the hindwing is greyish to brown with a more or less orange band in the Female.

Flight period is from June-September.