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Maniola jurtina

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Maniola jurtina

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Also known as Meadow brown

species of insect

OverviewAI-generated

*Maniola jurtina* is a species within the family Nymphalidae. It belongs to the genus *Maniola* and is classified in the order Lepidoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. Common names for this taxon include meadow brown, gweirlöyn y ddôl, bruin zandoogje, and okáč luční. The species has *Poa*, *Lolium*, *Agrostis*, and *Poa annua* as hosts.

Records of *Maniola jurtina* are held by institutions including YPM and RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE. Occurrence data spans countries such as Morocco, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, and France. The species is referenced by 125 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyNymphalidae
Observations recorded4,502,219

Männchen Flügelunterseiten eines Weibchens Paarung Das Große Ochsenauge (Maniola jurtina) ist ein Schmetterling aus der Familie der Edelfalter (Nymphalidae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,157
With media
840
Family
Nymphalidae
Collections
YPM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
Recorded in
Morocco, United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Greece, Spain

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Encyclopedic overview

The meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is a butterfly found in the Palearctic realm. Its range includes Europe south of 62°N, Russia eastwards to the Urals, Asia Minor, Iraq, Iran, North Africa and the Canary Islands. The larvae feed on grasses.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maniola jurtina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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