[New post] Spanish Gatekeeper Butterfly

f&m posted: " The Spanish Gatekeeper Butterfly (Pyronia bathseba) is an insect in the Nymphalidae family of brush-footed butterflies. The Spanish Gatekeeper Butterfly is brown and cream with orange on its forewings (front wings). On its forewings, it has a black ci" New post on SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Spanish Gatekeeper Butterfly by f&m The Spanish Gatekeeper Butterfly (Pyronia bathseba) is an insect in the Nymphalidae family of brush-footed butterflies. The Spanish Gatekeeper Butterfly is brown and cream with orange on its forewings (front wings). On its forewings, it has a black circle with one or two white spots inside, called an eyespot. The underside of its hind wings (back wings) is brown with four or five orange-rimmed eyespots. The female has four eyespots on the underside hind wing, whereas the male has five. Its body is fluffy, thick, and brown. It has club-shaped antennae. Continue reading "Spanish Gatekeeper Butterfly" f&m | September 17, 2021 at 5:31 pm | Tags: butterfly, chrysalis, diurnal, eyespot, metamorphosis, proboscis | Categories: Insects, Arachnids, and Bugs | URL: https://wp.me/p8KWmD-6W2 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://similarbutdifferentanimals.com/2021/09/17/spanish-gatekeeper-butterfly/