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Pararge aegeria
Common European species, some 5 cm in wingspan; with brown wings with yellow spots, some of them filled concentric circles of black and blue.
Widespread and common, mainly in woodland, species of Eurasia and North Africa. It prefers shadowy and moist environment of low density forests. Here, found in our garden in mediterranean setting - usually quite dry at this time of the year; but luxuriantly green this year...
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