Meadow Brown

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iMeadow Brown

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Maniolini
Genus: Maniolus
Species: M. jurtina
Binomial name
Maniola jurtina
Linnaeus, 1758

The Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) is a butterfly found in British meadows, where its larvae feed on grasses.

Similar species are Gatekeeper (which prefers to rest with its wings open) and Small Heath (which is smaller).

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