Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Meadow Brown)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesManiola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
SubfamilySATYRINAE (brown butterflies)
FamilyNYMPHALIDAE (brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown) :
1: Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
18 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU31 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, feeding at bramble flowers
Image 1: Male - underside viewImage 2: Male - underside view (2)
2: Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
3 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY78 50° 40’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Male - at rest - close-up
3: Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
22 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH90 57° 10’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
Image 1: Resting, showing underside
4: Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
19 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU78 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Female, in Malaise Trap run from 19 Aug to 2 Sept 2001
Image 1: Female genitalia - magnifiedImage 2: Female terminalia - magnified
5: Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
15 Jul 1979 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Mating pair
Image 1: Mating pair - close-up
6: Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
29 Jun 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Crippled female
Image 1: Crippled female
7: Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
14 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Male
Image 1: Male - underside - close-up - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jones, R.A. 2005 Maniola jurtina ab. nov. (unicolorous hindwings) Vol 18 Page: Plate 1

Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown)
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