# Meadow brown (*Maniola jurtina*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/meadow-brown  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is an insect in the butterflies and moths group, placed in the family Nymphalidae. It belongs to the order Lepidoptera, superfamily Papilionoidea, subfamily Satyrinae and tribe Satyrini, within the genus Maniola. Its scientific name carries the authority (Linnaeus, 1758), and it is also called the meadow brown butterfly.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Wingspan | 3.6 cm – 4.6 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Nectarivore |
| Main food | flowers |
| Habitat | forest, grassland, shrubland, wetland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| On the wing | March, May to October |
| Generations a year | One |
| Larval food plants | Poaceae family |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Lepidoptera
- family: Nymphalidae
- genus: Maniola
- species: *Maniola jurtina* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: *Epinephele caeca*, *Epinephele janira*, *Epinephele janira hispulla*, *Epinephele jurtina*, *Epinephele jurtina emihispulla*, *Epinephele jurtina hispulla*, *Epinephele splendida*, *Epinephele subtusalbida*, *Maniola addenda*, *Maniola alba*, *Maniola anomala*, *Maniola anommata*, *Maniola aurea*, *Maniola bioculata*, *Maniola brigitta*, *Maniola caeca*, *Maniola caecoides*, *Maniola cinerascens*, *Maniola cinerea*, *Maniola costacava*, *Maniola dextroalbescens*, *Maniola emihispulla*, *Maniola erymanthea*, *Maniola erymanthoides*, *Maniola fortunata*, *Maniola fracta*, *Maniola frohawki*, *Maniola fulvopicta*, *Maniola ghilanica*, *Maniola grisea*, *Maniola griseoargentaceae*, *Maniola herta*, *Maniola hispulla*, *Maniola huenei*, *Maniola hyperanthoides*, *Maniola illuminata*, *Maniola illustris*, *Maniola infrarecticulata*, *Maniola inocellata*, *Maniola intermedia*, *Maniola janira*, *Maniola jurtina emihispulla*, *Maniola jurtina hispulla*, *Maniola jurtina janira*, *Maniola jurtina occidentalis*, *Maniola jurtina splendida*, *Maniola kurdistana*, *Maniola latimargo*, *Maniola lemur*, *Maniola leucothoe*, *Maniola luigionii*, *Maniola marginata*, *Maniola marmorea*, *Maniola meridionalis*, *Maniola monoculus*, *Maniola nana*, *Maniola nigrianira*, *Maniola nigrorubra*, *Maniola nuragiformis*, *Maniola obliterans*, *Maniola oblitescens*, *Maniola occidentalis*, *Maniola ocellata*, *Maniola pallens*, *Maniola pamphilus*, *Maniola parafeminea*, *Maniola parvula*, *Maniola pauper*, *Maniola persica*, *Maniola phormia*, *Maniola praehispulla*, *Maniola rufocincta*, *Maniola semialba*, *Maniola semialba*, *Maniola semialba*, *Maniola semialba*, *Maniola semiintermedia*, *Maniola splendida*, *Maniola subhispulla*, *Maniola suffusa*, *Maniola telmessiaeformis*, *Maniola testacea*, *Maniola tincta*, *Maniola tithoniformis*, *Maniola uhryki*, *Maniola violacea*, *Maniola wauteri*, *Papilio hispulla*, *Papilio janira*, *Papilio jurtina*, *Pararge janira*, *Satyrus hispulla*, *Satyrus janira*

## Common questions

### What kind of animal is the meadow brown?

The meadow brown is an insect in the butterflies and moths group, belonging to the order Lepidoptera.

### What is the scientific name of the meadow brown?

Its scientific name is Maniola jurtina, placed in the genus Maniola.

### Who named the meadow brown and when?

The species name carries the authority (Linnaeus, 1758).

### What family does the meadow brown belong to?

It belongs to the family Nymphalidae, in the subfamily Satyrinae and tribe Satyrini.

### What is another name for the meadow brown?

It is also called the meadow brown butterfly.

## Sources

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