Photo © Ian Fletcher

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Checklist Number
59.010 [B&F: 1626]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Nymphalidae
Subfamily:Satyrinae
Genus:Maniola
Species:jurtina
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in grassland, downland, waste ground and roadside verges; 0-800 m (0-1600 m in Europe) throughout much of the British Isles; mainland Europe and southern Scandinavia. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and common. Wingspan 50-55 mm. Larva feeds on Smooth Meadow-grass and various grasses.