Wall Brown Butterfly
Description: The Wall Brown butterfly has orange wings with a brown border and brown markings on the wing. Near the tip of the forewings the Wall Brown has a prominent eye spot with an arc of 3 or 4 eye spots on the hindwing. The underside of the wing is a brown colour which acts as a camouflage when resting on rocks and stones.
Size: The Wall Brown has a forewing span of up to 50mm.
Habitat: The Wall Brown can be found in rough grassland, country lanes, roadside verges, grassy orchards, dis-used quarries, coastal regions and shrubberies.
Food: The Wall Brown Butterfly feeds on nectar and the Wall Brown caterpillar feeds on grasses.
Distribution: Wall Brown butterflies are found in North Africa, the Middle East and most of Europe with the exception of Northern Scandinavia.
Months Seen: This butterfly can usually be seen between March and October.
Did You Know?
- The Wall Brown butterfly likes to settle on rocks and walls.
- This butterfly has declined in numbers in central Britain and Northern Ireland.
What a lovely photo. Do you know what happens to butterflies at night? They all seem to disappear - but we never see where to.
Thanks
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — August 3, 2007 @ 1:46 pm
Hi TopVeg,
Thanks for the compliment and the comment.
I believe that butterflies roost at night in garden buildings or on / in tree trunks. This is an excellent question. I will investigate further for you. Here is a detailed answer to Where do Butterflies go at night?
Sara @ farmingfriends
Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — August 3, 2007 @ 2:11 pm