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Torphins is a village in upper Deeside, Aberdeenshire Scotland. There is nothing particularly special about the wood, it is a mixed species coniferous/deciduous wood, so things found there can probably be found in many other Scottish, British or even European woods. For more information on Torphins itself and the human population there go to Torphins.org.
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Inachis io, the peacock
Eggs and caterpillars are found on nettles from May onwards. Adults are seen on flowers in gardens, grassland and woodland edges from mid June onwards until the end of summer, then they hibernate, and emerge the following spring to mate.
Caterpillars can reach 4.2 cm long, adult wingspan is up to 6.0 cm.
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Maniola jurtina, meadow brown.
The caterpillar feeds on grasses at night and is rarely seen, the adult flies from mid june to August, and is common in a wide variety of habitats.
Adult wingspan is 4.4 - 5.0 cm.
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Painted lady, Cosmopolite, Cynthia cardui
Caterpillars feed on mallows, thistles, and nettles in a shelter of leaves during the summer, and reach 28 mm long.
Pupation takes place inside the leaf shelter.
Adults emerge mis to late summer, but cannot survive the British winter.
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Stonehaven, Scotland
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