Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1771)
(Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper, Hedge 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 Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown) :
1: Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown)
13 Aug 2009 OSGR: SX37 50° 30’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
feeding on Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Anterior view - close-upImage 2: Wings up showing underside - close-upImage 3: Wings up showing underside - close-up (2)
2: Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown)
20 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
resting with wings closed
Image 1: Wings together showing underside of hindwing - close-upImage 2: Wings together showing undersides of wings - close-upImage 3: Wings together showing undersides of wings - close-up (2)Image 4: Wings together showing undersides of wings - close-up (3)
3: Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown)
19 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
feeding on Heather
Image 1: Wings together showing undersideImage 2: Wings together showing underside (2)Image 3: Wings together showing underside (3)
4: Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown)
27 Jul 1975 OSGR: TQ10 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: UppersideImage 2: Upperside (2)
5: Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown)
21 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Feeding on umbellifer flowers
Image 1: Feeding - enlargedImage 2: Feeding - enlarged (2)Image 3: Feeding - underside - enlarged

Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper, Hedge Brown)
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