59.009 Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)
ws: m42-48mm, f46-52mm; Jun-early Aug; common mainly in woodland clearings throughout GB except N.Scotland
ID: Upperside very dark brown, almost black in males; underside with prominent yellow-ringed eye spots
§1 Belfairs Woods, Essex; 11/07/2007
§2 Hockley Woods, Essex; 04/07/2008
§3 Bookham Common, Surrey; 16/07/2013
§4 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 17/06/2020
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 17/06/2020; male; fw 19.8mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 25/06/2023; female; fw 21.2mm
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 25/06/2023; male; fw 21.0mm
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 25/06/2023; male; fw 20.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Hockley Woods, Essex; 04/07/2008
§3 Bookham Common, Surrey; 16/07/2013
§4 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 17/06/2020
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 17/06/2020; male; fw 19.8mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 25/06/2023; female; fw 21.2mm
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 25/06/2023; male; fw 21.0mm
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 25/06/2023; male; fw 20.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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