On Thursday 5/7/12 I visited Brampton Wood in Cambs. I photoed a few Meadow Browns, one of which was the attached:
Presumably the double eyespot and the dark spot beneath is some form of abberation? I notice that on your Meadow Brown page there is an image of a similar individual in the abberation section and there is also one in the 2nd image in the main section (pair in cop, Vince Massimo 5-Sep-2009)
How common is this? Is there any regional variation? I haven't noticed this before (or haven't being paying enough attention!)
Best Regards
Ian Shaw
Meadow Browns with double eye-spot
Re: Meadow Browns with double eye-spot
I saw one last year at Lough Down, Berks and posted it in the September 2011 sightings viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5693&sid=0f81dd1ef6 ... 572#p50998
It was the first time I had knowingly seen one but there did seem to be quite a number of unusually spotted Gatekeepers and Meadow Browns around last year.
Mike
It was the first time I had knowingly seen one but there did seem to be quite a number of unusually spotted Gatekeepers and Meadow Browns around last year.
Mike
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Re: Meadow Browns with double eye-spot
I just realised that the pale looking female that I posted in my diary the other day also has double eyespots,
Cheers,
Neil F.
Cheers,
Neil F.