Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
2024 photographs highlighted in yellow. Click on any photograph to go to an enlarged picture, or simply scroll down the page.
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14486_male_Rhône_12Apr09 | 23892_male_Var_14Sep10 | 45617_male_Rhône_23Aug18 |
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| 51400_female_Hautes-Pyrénées_9Jul23 | 53203_female_Rhône_19Jul24 | 23896_male_Var_14Sep10 | 49283_male_Var_6Jun22 |
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A relatively common butterfly both in the UK and in France. The orange form is aegeria (the nominate form), common in the southern half of France, whereas the more creamy white form found in northern Europe (including all of the UK) is the subspecies tircis. |
As with most Satyridae species, the female is more extensively marked, as 51400 amply demonstrates. Aegeria is a butterfly of dappled shade, often flying in dull weather. |
| ref | sex |
observations |
alt. m |
| 8664 | M |
a typical male of the nominate form. |
450 |
| 14486 | M |
a fresh male of the nominate form, showing the extent and brightness of the orange markings. |
320 |
| 23892 | M |
a male of the nominate form. |
10 |
| 45617 | M | a male from the Rhône département. The uph markings seem quite different from the specimens from Var as shown on this page. | 180 |
| 51400 | F |
a typical female of the nominate form. It probably looks quite exotic to anyone who is only familiar with the UK form. |
1150 |
| 53203 | F | a gravid female, not quite as orange as 51400 but still very attractively marked. It is probably an intermediate form between the nominate form and the subspecies tircis. | 180 |
| 23896 | M |
a male of the nominate form. |
10 |
| 49283 | M | a male of the nominate form, the unh quite lightly marked. | 60 |
51400_female_Hautes-Pyrénées_9Jul23
