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Euphydryas maturna (20)
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This appears to be a very scarce species, at least in western Europe. It has suffered serious decline during the last century and it can now only be found in a few small regions of France, Germany and Austria, becoming slightly more easily found in Hungary and Romania. It is also widespread in S Finland although I don't believe it is very common here.
It flies along woodland edges. It feeds frequently and for long periods on flowering shrubs, often at significant heights but will also fly over neighbouring flowery meadows and roadside verges (even in villages!) and take nectar from Scabious,
see WS for upperside wings.
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