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Gatekeeper on Ragwort

Gatekeepers or Hedge Browns are so called because of their tendency to congregate near gates and hedges. Males and females are similar, the main difference is that the male has dark smudges on it's wings. Their main food plants are ragwort and brambles.

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Uploaded on July 27, 2017
Taken on July 25, 2017