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Close up of a meadow brown (maniola jurtina) butterfly on heliotrope (heliotropium arborescens) flowers

Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding on a verbena flower in spring

The meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is a butterfly found in the Palearctic realm. Its range includes Europe south of 62°N, Russia eastwards to the Urals, Asia Minor, Iraq, Iran, North Africa and the Canary Islands. The larvae feed on grasses. The meadow brown is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 40–50 mm. The upperside of the male is brown with a single orange spot on each forewing. The upperside of the female is more variable, but is usually brown with two or three orange spots on each forewing. The underside of both sexes is brown with a series of black spots. The meadow brown is a common butterfly and can be found in a variety of habitats, including meadows, heaths, and woodlands. The adults fly from May to September. The larvae of the meadow brown feed on grasses, including common bent (Agrostis capillaris), meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis), and red fescue (Festuca rubra). The larvae overwinter and pupate in the spring. The meadow brown is a relatively unthreatened species. However, it is declining in some areas due to habitat loss and fragmentation.

The Large Ox-Eye or Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) is a butterfly from the Nymphalidae family and belongs to the subfamily of the Satyrinae

Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) on a pane of glass

Meadow Brown butterfly- Maniola jurtina sucks nectar with its trunk from the blossom of the bown knapweed - Centaurea jacea

Beautiful butterfly isolated on white. Butterfly Maniola jurtina with with spread wings, color transition from brown to yellow orange.

Maniola jurtina is a common resident in the Netherlands; it is far the most numerous butterfly on the transects of the Dutch Monitoring Scheme. its distribution is stable. Meadow Brown occurs in rough grassland where several species of grass are used as larval food plant. The species flies in one generation from the end of June until mid-August; butterflies may live for about thirty days. it hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.

A Meadow Brown Butterfly feeding on Lesser Knapweed. Well focussed on a natural background.

Close up Butterfly (The Brown Awl)

Abstract decorative element in violet, yellow and beige, to form a border

Close up Butterfly (The Brown Awl)

Top view wings close up of a Brown meadow butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding on a purple Thistle flower

Butterfly Brown Meadow (Maniola jurtina) on a purple buddleja flower

Brown butterfly leaning on leaf, close up

Close up Butterfly (The Brown Awl)

Closeup side view of a Meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina feeding nectar

Close up Butterfly (The Brown Awl)

The meadow brown Maniola jurtina is a butterfly found in the Palearctic realm.

Side view wings close up of a Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding on a purple Thistle flower

A meadow brown butterfly alighting on lantana camara in a Mediterranean garden.

Closeup top view of a meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina front viewbutterfly Maniola jurtina on the wings for determination

Closeup top view of a meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina front viewbutterfly Maniola jurtina on the wings for determination

Closeup front view of a meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina resting in a forest

Butterfly meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) macro photography

Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly eating nectar with its proboscis from yellow marigold flower in the garden

Closeup front view of a meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina resting in a forest

Closeup top view of a meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina front viewbutterfly Maniola jurtina on the wings for determination

Beautiful Maniola jurtina butterfly on lavender angustifolia, lavandula in sunlight in herb garden

Closeup of a meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina, Nymphalidae) sitting on a flower

Side view wings close up of a Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding on a purple Thistle flower

Old log end with a pattern of knots

A macro of a marigold ox-eye (Maniola jurtina) resting on a purple flower on a green background

Natural closeup on a Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, with half-opened wings sitting in vegetation

The two butterflies (Maniola Jurtina and Ringlet butterfly) on a purple flower

A macro of a marigold ox-eye (Maniola jurtina) resting on a purple flower on a green background