Photo © Ian Fletcher
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Checklist Number59.010 [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. The primary larval foodplants are bents (Agrostis spp.), Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), Downy Oat-grass (Avenula pubescens), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), fescues (Festuca spp.) and meadow-grasses (Poa spp.).