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Großes Ochsenauge - Maniola jurtina - meadow brown, Germany

A variable number of smaller eyespots are usually found on the hindwing undersides. These may number up to twelve per butterfly, with up to six on each wing, but sometimes none. The factors that govern polymorphism in this trait are not resolved, although a number of theories have been proposed.

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Uploaded on July 2, 2023