How long can a speckled wood live?

The average butterfly has a lifespan of two weeks or less.

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Species of Pararge

Speckled wood Canary Speckled Wood Lasiommata megera Lasiommata maera

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Scientific Classification

Phylum

Arthropods

Class

Bugs

Order

Moths and butterflies

Family

Brush-footed butterflies

Genus

Pararge

Species

Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria)

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