#2395 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Meadow Brown

🇳🇱 Bruin zandoogje ·Maniola jurtina

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Allan Hopkins · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © Céline · CC BY 4.0
3. © Ferran Turmo Gort · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © sabine-g · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © gailhampshire · CC BY 4.0
6. © adinie · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Juan Sevilla · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
9. © Katya · CC BY-SA 4.0
10. © reddad · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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.

base stats

NL sightings 1,748iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 120,161iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 1,748 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #11 most seen of the butterflies & moths in NL.
120,161 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).