A brown Eurasian butterfly with cream or orange markings, favouring light woodland habitats.
斑点木蝶
Pararge aegeria, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae
Example sentencesExamples
Unlike any other British butterfly, speckled woods are able to hibernate as either a caterpillar or chrysalis.
The area is also home to an array of butterflies such as the peacock and speckled wood and a number of species of dragonflies.
There's hundreds of speckled woods all over the place particularly Hills and Holes, Barnack and many other sites.
On bright sunny days, speckled woods are often to be seen flitting around in forest clearings, where their speckled appearance blends in with the dappled patterns of light and shade.
Other records for himself and others report a steady supply of speckled woods seen all over Northern Ireland, and also south of the border.
Definition of speckled wood in US English:
speckled wood
noun
A brown Eurasian butterfly with cream or orange markings, favoring light woodland habitats.
斑点木蝶
Pararge aegeria, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae
Example sentencesExamples
The area is also home to an array of butterflies such as the peacock and speckled wood and a number of species of dragonflies.
Unlike any other British butterfly, speckled woods are able to hibernate as either a caterpillar or chrysalis.
Other records for himself and others report a steady supply of speckled woods seen all over Northern Ireland, and also south of the border.
There's hundreds of speckled woods all over the place particularly Hills and Holes, Barnack and many other sites.
On bright sunny days, speckled woods are often to be seen flitting around in forest clearings, where their speckled appearance blends in with the dappled patterns of light and shade.