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Species account
Skovrandøje
(Pararge aegeria)
Linnaeus (1758)
Takvinger (Nymphalidae) [Sommerfugle] SPWO 24899
Takvinger (Nymphalidae) [Sommerfugle] SPWO 24899
Speckled Wood (gb)
Ondulada (es)
Kvickgräsfjäril (se)
Measurements:
WS: 35-43mm
Generations:
2
Flight period:
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Identification:
The female is supposed to have larger pale markings above than the male and more round forewing, but I'm not sure how reliable these characters are except in the extreme cases.
Similar species:
Life stages:
Distribution:
N Africa, Europe, Turkey, Israel, Syria Transcaucasus and S and C Urals.
Habitat:
Shaded forests.
Behavior:
Often sitting low in vegetation or on the ground in a warming ray of sun.
Host plants:
græsser
Endemic:
Status
Common in most of Denmark and southern Scandinavia. Expanding.
Comment:
Identifying to sex from my photos has proved to be a challenge. Size of pale spots on the forewing and the shape of the forewing, I find contradictory when looking at photos even on reliable sources like www.lepiforum.org and danske-natur.dk, especially when adding in the shape of the body.
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2601
(1 photos)
2011-04-30 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago |
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2600
(1 photos)
2011-05-06 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago |
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2604
(1 photos)
2011-06-11 Kongelundsområdet (Dragør), Denmark Imago |
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2603
(1 photos)
2012-07-23 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago Bagstien, Pinseskoven. |
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2598
(1 photos)
2012-07-23 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago Bagstien, Pinseskoven. |
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2605
(2 photos BOTH SIDES)
2012-07-31 Kongelundsområdet (Dragør), Denmark Imago |
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2602
(1 photos)
2012-07-31 Kongelundsområdet (Dragør), Denmark Imago Nordskoven. |
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2599
(1 photos)
2013-05-11 Kongelundsområdet (Dragør), Denmark Imago |
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600
(1 photos)
2022-04-27 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago |
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599
(1 photos)
2022-04-27 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago |
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1899
(1 photos)
2022-06-04 Kongelundsområdet (Dragør), Denmark Imago |
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1900
(1 photos)
2022-07-16 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago |
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1898
(1 photos)
2022-07-16 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago |
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1897
(1 photos)
2022-07-16 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago Attracted to the sugar-wine feeding intended for the apertura butterflies. |
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1841
(1 photos)
2022-07-26 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago Bagstien. On a redwine-soaked birch trunk. |
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1318
(2 photos)
2023-04-21 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago Heksegryden. My first this year, and showing the underside was nice. |
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1981
(1 photos)
2023-07-21 Bøtø (Falster), Denmark Imago Hun |
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2138
(1 photos)
2023-08-05 Ny Sebberup Skov (Hedensted), Denmark Imago |
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2258
(2 photos BOTH SIDES)
2023-08-24 Kalvebod Fælled (København), Denmark Imago Fasanskoven. |
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2699
(1 photos)
2024-05-08 Kongelundsområdet (Dragør), Denmark Imago Nordskoven. Sheltered from the cold southern wind this spot is good as usual for butterflies. Saw some 15 aegeria in the area today. |