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Lasiommata megera

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Lasiommata megera by kennedyh
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Lasiommata
Species
megera

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(Zone 8a) | October 2007 | Positive
A common butterfly throughout europe with the exception of Scandinavia and northern Scotland. It has a fluttering flight pattern and frequently lands on the ground to sun itself. Caterpillar food plants are grasses (especially Poa spp.).
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