Speckled
Wood Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Status
.....Although now one of our
most common butterflies, the Speckled Wood was far from
achieving that county status as recently as the early the
1980's. It's north-easterly range expansion through the
county continued throughout the 1990's and during the
opening decade of the present century and it is now
widespread in western areas of Nottinghamshire. It's
success has almost certainly been influenced by recent
climatic changes, probably due to the mild Winters we now
experience. Despite traditionally
being a woodland species, the Speckled Wood has found its
own niche in our parks and gardens and is now very much a
butterfly of suburban locations. It can be expected to
occur in many mature gardens throughout the course of a
year and has effectively replaced the Wall Brown at many
sites, particularly those in suburban areas. |
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Photographed at Red Hill,
Eakring August 2023 |
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Photographed
at Eakring Meadows April 2003 |
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Early stages |
Ova/egg.
Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter June 2022. |
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1st
instar larva. Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter June 2022. |
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3rd instar larva. Photographed at Clipstone
Old Quarter June 2022. |
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Final instar larva. Photographed at
Clipstone Old Quarter July 2022. |
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Pupa. Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter
July 2022. |
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