Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Speckled Wood)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPararge aegeria (Speckled Wood)
SubfamilySATYRINAE (brown butterflies)
FamilyNYMPHALIDAE (brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood) :
1: Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood)
7 Jul 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Mating pair
Image 1: Mating pairImage 2: Mating pair (2)Image 3: Mating pair - lateral viewImage 4: Mating pair - lateral view (2)
2: Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood)
7 Jul 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings openImage 2: Lateral view - wings half open
3: Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood)
8 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU77 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
. Photos: Imago - upper side - wings open
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - close-up
4: Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood)
14 Apr 2005 OSGR: SZ39 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Underside - close-up
5: Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood)
7 Aug 1983 OSGR: SU16 51° 20’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings apart - on Hemp Agrimony
6: Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood)
18 Jun 1977 OSGR: SU72 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
at rest, in woodland
Image 1: Underside - wings together - enlarged
7: Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood)
2 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Wings open

Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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