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Latin name: Pyronia tithonus
Size: Wingspan approximately 40mm
Distribution: Found throughout England and Wales. Gradually spreading
into Scotland.
Months seen: July to September.
Habitat: Hedgerows, roadsides and bramble thickets.
Food: Nectar. The caterpilars (grey/brown with white stripes) feed on
meadow grasses.
Special features: Sometimes called the 'hedge brown'. The gatekeeper has
orange wings with a thick brown border. In the corner of the forewings is a
black dot with two white dots inside it. On the hindwings is a smaller black dot
with one white dot inside it.
The undersides of the wings look very similar to those of the Meadow Brown
except the hindwings of the gatekeeper have a row of white dots.
UK Safari Butterfly Section
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