Title

Meadow Brown

Caption

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) adult pair, mating on Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) flowers in chalk grassland, Martin Down National Nature Reserve, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Jul 04, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Hugh Lansdown

Reference

BRK22F76_037

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,1Mb (1,5Mb) / 17,7in x 11,9in / 5315 x 3559 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 2 animals Asteraceae Autumn aster British Brown Brush-footed butterflies Brush-footed butterfly Butterflies Butterfly Compositae Europe Four-footed butterfly Hampshire Insect Insecta Insects Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown Meadow Browns Meadow brown Mimicry North Europe Northern Europe Nymphalidae Ragwort Ragworts Satyrid Satyrinae Satyrine Satyrines Senecio Senecio jacobaea Two Animals adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal couple animal pair animal pairs animals behavior behaviour bloom blossom blossoms copula copulate copulating copulation copy couple couples defence defend defending defense defenses diurnal butterflies diurnal butterfly eyespot female female animal female animals females flower flowering flowers habitat imitate imitating imitation imitations in flower lateral lateral view maiting pair male male animal male animals males mate mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time matings mature matures national natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve nature nature conservation area nature reserve nature reserves ocellus out outdoor outdoors outside pair pair of animals pairing plant plants poisonous poisonous plant poisonous plants protect protecting protective reproduction reproductions rutting season sex sexual intercourse side view side views sideview sidewards sideways social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery toxic two wildlife photography England brown deception deceptions fauna lawn meadow meadows wildlife Great Britain UK United Kingdom