59.003 Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood)
ws: m46-52mm, f48-56mm; bi/trivoltine Mar-Oct; cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), common couch (Elytrigia repens), false brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus); common in England, Wales and north Scotland
ssp tercis (cream spots) occurs in England, Wales and in some parts of Scotland - mainly around Inverness
ssp oblita (white spots) occurs in north and north-west Scotland
ssp insula (orange spots) occurs in the Isles of Scilly
ssp tercis (cream spots) occurs in England, Wales and in some parts of Scotland - mainly around Inverness
ssp oblita (white spots) occurs in north and north-west Scotland
ssp insula (orange spots) occurs in the Isles of Scilly
Pararge aegeria insula (Speckled Wood) §1 (ssp insula)
ID: Somewhat similar to Lasiommata megera (Wall), which has an orange ground colour on the upperside. The hindwing underside of L.megera is brown with discrete target-like subterminal spots each of which has a small white centre with a small black ring around it; in P.aegeria the hindwing underside is yellowish and the subterminal spots are more diffuse with a pale centre, a broad dusky surround and no black.
§1 ssp insula - Bryher, Isles of Scilly; 06/04/2007
§2 ssp insula - St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 16/10/2013; female
§3 ssp tercis - Foulness, Essex; 03/05/2014; fw 22.7mm
§4 ssp insula - St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 04/10/2014
§5 ssp oblita - Allt Mhuic, Highland; 30/05/2015
§6 ssp tercis - Gunners Park, Essex; 19/04/2020; male; fw 22.5mm
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§2 ssp insula - St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 16/10/2013; female
§3 ssp tercis - Foulness, Essex; 03/05/2014; fw 22.7mm
§4 ssp insula - St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 04/10/2014
§5 ssp oblita - Allt Mhuic, Highland; 30/05/2015
§6 ssp tercis - Gunners Park, Essex; 19/04/2020; male; fw 22.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 09/05/2014 (§1-2) | §3 added 29/07/2014 | §4 added 02/11/2014 | §5 added 16/06/2015 | §6 added 29/04/2020