Compton Tortoiseshell

Description:

Rich rust-brown colouring on the upperside readily distinguish it on the wing. The bases of the wings are dark brown. There is a thin, submarginal dark band with golden spots on the inner edge. On the hindwing upperside there is a single large black spot bordered toward the wing margin by white. The underside is marbled grey and brown, with a small white V in the centre of the hindwing.

Habitat:

Open grassy area next to the tree line.