Montalegre, Portugal - 2022.07.20

Gatekeeper butterfly taken in our garden.

Slightly battered butterfly in our garden.

Gatekeeper | Pyronia tithonus | Nymphalidae

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Taken on a hosta in our garden.

Pyronia tithonus

De wetenschappelijke naam tithonus verwijst naar de tweede geliefde van Eos, de godin van de dageraad.

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Oranje zandoogje (Pyronia tithonus) al ben ik daar niet helemaal zeker van voor het zelfde geld is het een Bruin zandoogje (Maniola jurtina)

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Orange sand eye (Pyronia tithonus) although I am not quite sure for the same money it is a Brown sand eye (Maniola jurtina)

Our Garden, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, uk

Our local wood, Kent UK,

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Amaryllis / Gatekeeper / Oranje zandoogje / Rotbraune Ochsenauge / Titonia / Lobito jaspeado / Okáč lipnicový

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Ruislip Woods NR , UK

Pyronia thithonus

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Amaryllis / Gatekeeper / Oranje zandoogje / Rotbraune Ochsenauge / Okáč lipnicový

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Gatekeeper Butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) On Knapweed At Severn Valley Country Park Shropshire Uk

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The Gatekeeper is widespread in southern Britain and its range has extended northwards in recent years. Its range is far more localized in southern Ireland. The colour and patterning of the wings are variable and about a dozen aberrations have been named. Favourite nectar sources include Wild Marjoram, Common Fleabane, ragworts, and Bramble.

Maple Lodge NR , UK

A pretty orange and brown butterfly, the Gatekeeper is widespread and common across central and southern counties of England and Wales, often seen in mid-summer basking in hedgerows in the warm summer sunshine, or feeding on nectar from Bramble Flowers, Wild Marjoram or Common Ragwort, although it will feed from many other plants as well.

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Oranje zandoogje

Amaryllis

Rotbraunes Ochsenauge

Pyronia tithonus

"Pyronia tithonus" - oranje zandoogje

The gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus), sometimes called the hedge brown

It is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. A similar species is the meadow brown; the two species can be difficult to distinguish with closed wings, since the underwing markings are very similar. However,

Pyronia tithonus

taken at Martin Down Reserve

Our local wood, Kent UK,

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Pyronia tithonus