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4 unusual facts about Speckled Wood


Speckled Wood

Clintonia umbellulata, common names Speckled Wood Lily, White Clintonia, and Clinton's Lilly

Pararge xiphioides, the Canary Speckled Wood Staudinger, 1871

Speckled Wood Pigeon, Columba hodgsonii Vigors, 1832

Pararge xiphia, the Madeiran Speckled Wood butterfly (Fabricius, 1775)


Capstone Farm Country Park

Many butterfly specious can also be found in the park, including Speckled Wood, gatekeeper and brimstone, seen around the orchard and meadows.

Holcus lanatus

Holcus lanatus in its natural habitat is a food source for butterflies such as the Speckled Wood, the Wall, and especially the Small Skipper.


see also

Bunnahabhain

The area is rich in wildlife, boasting large numbers of red deer, roe deer, wild goats, otters, common and grey seals, seabirds such as cormorants and oystercatchers and also Lepidoptera, with peacock and speckled wood butterflies being a common sight.