Male	Female
	Couple

Forewing Length: 22-26mm;
Wingspan: 40-50mm;
Proboscis Length: 10mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
July - September (13 - 25 Days)	August - May	May - July	May - September (Earliest: 21.5)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva)	Many Poaceae
Food: (Adult)	Many Asteraceae Nectar	Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar	Ranunculus repens Nectar
	Rubus fruticosus Nectar	Vicia cracca Nectar
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Cotesia tibialis Larva	Phryxe vulgaris Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Maniola jurtina
UK Butterflies Meadow Brown
Nature Spot: Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Maniola jurtina
Lepiforum: Maniola jurtina

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