Speckled wood butterfly by Nick Goodrum 1/6
Speckled wood butterfly by Edward Jackson 2/6
Speckled wood butterfly by Elizabeth Dack 3/6
Speckled wood butterfly by C.A.Murray 4/6
Speckled wood butterfly by Howard Stone 5/6
Speckled wood butterfly by Derick Stolworthy 6/6

Speckled Wood Butterfly Pararge aegeria

The speckled wood is a medium sized, velvety brown butterfly with cream spots.

Conservation status

The speckled wood is doing well and is not of conservation concern.

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Did you know? The male speckled wood perches in a sunspot in the woods and defends its sunny area against other males but at night he goes up to the tree canopy returning to the sunspot the next morning.
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