Gatekeeper Butterfly
Taken at Burton Mere on 25th July 2014 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
 Fact File
Gatekeeper Butterfly.
Species:
Order:
Family:
A.K.A. 		Pyronia tithonus.
Lepidoptera.
Nymphalidae.
Hedge Brown.
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Habitat:
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 Grasses, food plants as larvae, and nectar. Often found near Blackberry plants
Orange with two large brown spots on its wings and a brown pattern on the edge of its wings. The eyespots on the forewing most likely deflect bird attacks away from the butterfly's body, therefore the gatekeeper is often seen resting with its wings open.
Meadow margins and hedges.
Emerging in July, peaking in early August.