fond-btfly5s.gif (10130 bytes)Common Ringlet

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Size - 30 to 40 mm.

On the wing - Early May until late June and then again in August until late September.

Range - Coast to coast.

Host plants - Grasses.

Favourite habitat - Open areas, fields and meadows.

Special notes - This highly variable butterfly has up to 20 subspecies. Larvae feed on grasses and overwinter in their fourth instar. This is a vary adaptable butterfly.

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