Ringlet

A resident of our meadows this widespread and common butterfly is found throughout our meadows from early June to late July and potentially into late august. The adults feed on the wild privet & bramble flowers for nectar while their caterpillars feed on a variety of grasses in our meadows.

They can be identified by their dark brown upper and lower wings which compared to most other species are the same colour with a white fringe around it. Along with this on their wings they have a series of circles of white, black and finally a goldy brown ring where they get their name ‘Ringlet’ from.