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2023 Annual Butterfly Report

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Checklist Number
59.003 [B&F: 1614]

Classification

Family:Nymphalidae
Subfamily:Satyrinae
Genus:Pararge
Species:aegeria
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Introduction

The aptly named Speckled Wood flies in partially shaded woodland with dappled sunlight. The male usually perches in a small pool of sunlight, from where it rises rapidly to intercept any intruder. Both sexes feed on honeydew in the tree tops and are rarely seen feeding on flowers, except early and late in the year when aphid activity is low. The range of this butterfly contracted during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but has spread back since the 1920.

Records Summary

#Records #Individuals Earliest Record Latest Record
All Records152,521330,55311/01/201315/12/2011
20239,29617,9892/4/202315/11/2023

Records Detail (2023)

Site Date Quantity
EarliestMartin Down (South) transect: Section 52/4/20231
LatestPeartree Green15/11/20231
Max CountMonks Walk3/8/202340

Records Distribution (2023)

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Records / Recorders by Year (1970-2023)

Records by Week (2023)