Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina

ab. fulvocincta Fuchs 1900

Male forewings with a yellow-red dusty band, interrupted by the dark veins. 

ab. huenei Krulikowsky 1908

Females with the usual fulvous patch replaced by brown.

ab antirufa Leeds 1948-49

females with the usual orange patch replaced by brown.

ab. pallens Thiery-Mieg 1889

Females with the usual fulvous patch by reddish or dark red.

ab. semi-intermedia Lempke 1935

Females with the upper half of the usually fulvous patch yellow, the lower half of the patch being white.

ab. alba Blackie 1920

Females with the usual fulvous patch with white.

ab. antiparvipuncta Leeds 1948-49 + ab. alba Blackie 1920

A very nice double aberration.

alba:  Females with the usual fulvous patch with white.

antiparvipuncta: The apical spot of the forewings is very small.

ab. brigitta Ljungh 1799

All the wings are pale and concolourous, with the base and inner margin reddish.

The fulvous patch and apical eye spot are normal.

NOTE: This is not an albino as the eye spot is of normal colour.

ab. brigitta Ljungh 1799

All the wings are pale and concolourous, with the base and inner margin reddish.

The fulvous patch and apical eye spot are normal.

NOTE: This is not an albino as the eye spot is of normal colour.

ab. grisea-aurea Oberthur 1909

An albino with all the wings pale yellowish-white with a golden tint, the orange or fulvous patch of the female showing up brightly.

ab. grisea-aurea Oberthur 1909

An albino with all the wings pale yellowish-white with a golden tint, the orange or fulvous patch of the female showing up brightly.

ab. grisea-aurea Oberthur 1909

An albino with all the wings pale yellowish-white with a golden tint, the orange or fulvous patch of the female showing up brightly.

ab. grisea-aurea Oberthur 1909

An albino with all the wings pale yellowish-white with a golden tint, the orange or fulvous patch of the female showing up brightly.

ab. nigrianira Johnstone 1941

female upperside forewings dark greyish-brown, the fulvous patch almost absent, apical spot black with a narrow orange surround.

The hindwings are a dark greyish brown with the underside of the hindwings being almost black with the central area a shade lighter.

Forwings with wide black marginal band reducing the orange part which itself is suffused with blackish.

This is mainly an underside form.

ab. marmorea Lambillion 1903

The upperside of all the wings are marbled with bluish-grey over the entire surface, even encroaching on the fulvous patch of the female.

ab. marmorea Lambillion 1903

The upperside of all the wings are marbled with bluish-grey over the entire surface, even encroaching on the fulvous patch of the female.

ab. illumunata Krulikowsky 1908

Female upperside hindwings with an ochre-yellow mark at the end of the disc.

ab. nuragiformis Verity 1916

Female upperside forewings with the fulvous patch extended over the greater part of the wing, the brown ground colour being restricted to the costa and outer margin.

The hindwings also show a fulvous band.

ab. antifulva Lempke 1957

Females with the yellow-brown patch of the forewings so much extended that only narrow dark margins remain.

The hindwings are without a yellow-brown band or patch, which are present in ab. nuragiformis Verity.

ab. pauper Verity 1916

females with the upperside forewing fulvous patch much restricted, showing a wider margin.

The patch is sometimes divided into macules by the darkened veins, the main apical spot is also very small, with th lower one being absent.

ab. addenda Mousley 1950

Firstly named by Mousley, and contrary to Leeds description, females have extra spots other than those of the double apical spot.

Where Leeds description states that the extra spot is above the apical spot only.

ab. addenda Mousley 1950

Firstly named by Mousley, and contrary to Leeds description, females have extra spots other than those of the double apical spot.

Where Leeds description states that the extra spot is above the apical spot only.

ab. addenda Mousley 1950

Firstly named by Mousley, and contrary to Leeds description, females have extra spots other than those of the double apical spot.

Where Leeds description states that the extra spot is above the apical spot only.

ab. bioculata Rebel 1910

Forewings with two white pupils in the apical eye spot.

ab. bioculata Rebel 1910

Forewings with two white pupils in the apical eye spot.

ab. biocellata Lempke 1935

Forewings with the apical eye spot consisting of two separate spots, each having a white pupil.

ab. biocellata Lempke 1935

Forewings with the apical eye spot consisting of two separate spots, each having a white pupil.

ab. biocellata Lempke 1935

Forewings with the apical eye spot consisting of two separate spots, each having a white pupil.

ab. erymanthoides  Stran 1919

The forewing apical spot is doubled, sometimes separatedbut still connected by a short stalk, the lower spot is NOT pupilled with white.

ab. apicoextensa Leeds 1948-49

The apical spot of the forewings is elongated sideways.

The name also includes specimens with an elongated streak above the apical spot.

NOTE: These two forms have nothing in common and should not have the same name.

ab. apicoextensa Leeds 1948-49 + ab. addenda Leeds 1950

A double aberration as follows

apicoextensa: The apical spot of the forewings is elongated sideways.

The name also includes specimens with an elongated streak above the apical spot.

NOTE: These two forms have nothing in common and should not have the same name.

addenda: An extra spot on the forewings above the apical spot.

ab. anticrassipuncta Leeds 1948-49

The apical spot of the forewings is very large.

ab. anticrassipuncta Leeds 1948-49

The apical spot of the forewings is very large.

ab. antiparvipuncta Leeds 1948-49

The apical spot of the forewings is very small.

ab. antiparvipuncta Leeds 1948-49

The apical spot of the forewings is very small.

ab. antiparvipuncta Leeds 1948-49

The apical spot of the forewings is very small.

ab. antiparvipuncta Leeds 1948-49

The apical spot of the forewings is very small.

ab. anommata Verity 1904

The apical spot of the forewings is entirely absent on the upper and underside.

ab. anommata Verity 1904

The apical spot of the forewings is entirely absent on the upper and underside.

ab. caeca Rebel 1910

The forewing apical spot is blind, with no trace of the white pupil.

ab. caeca Rebel 1910

The forewing apical spot is blind, with no trace of the white pupil.

ab. anticastanea Leeds 1948-49

The underside of the forewings with the basal area darker, at least as dull as a coffee colour.

ab. anticastanea Leeds 1948-49

The underside of the forewings with the basal area darker, at least as dull as a coffee colour.

ab. fracta Zweigelt 1918

Female underside hindwings with the median band divided in the middle (cell 4) by a dark stripe which cuts it into two parts.

ab. postauralancea Leeds 1948-49

The underside of the female hindwings have the median band mainly or wholly split up into long rays or wedges through the veins which are darkly dusted.

ab. postauralancea Leeds 1948-49

The underside of the female hindwings have the median band mainly or wholly split up into long rays or wedges through the veins which are darkly dusted.

ab. postmultifidus Lipscomb

Hindwing underside median band broken into well separated segments, like an extreme ab. postauralancea.

ab. infra-impuncta Lempke 1933

The underside of the hindwings have NO black spots

ab. infra-impuncta Lempke 1933

The underside of the hindwings have NO black spots

ab. infra-impuncta Lempke 1933 + ab. ochrea Leeds 1948-49

A double aberration.

infra-impuncta: The underside of the hindwings have NO black spots.

ochrea: female  underside with the wings overspread with a bright ochreous or golden colour.

ab. radiata Frohawk 1938

All the wings are rayed horizontally with whitish, the rays being more concentrated in the area of the forewing apical spot.

NOTE: Leeds also includes this form in his description of ab. partimtransformis, but Frohawk's form is symmetrically marked and in any case takes precedence over Leeds description.

ab. radiata Frohawk 1938

All the wings are rayed horizontally with whitish, the rays being more concentrated in the area of the forewing apical spot.

NOTE: Leeds also includes this form in his description of ab. partimtransformis, but Frohawk's form is symmetrically marked and in any case takes precedence over Leeds description.

ab. radiata Frohawk 1938

All the wings are rayed horizontally with whitish, the rays being more concentrated in the area of the forewing apical spot.

NOTE: Leeds also includes this form in his description of ab. partimtransformis, but Frohawk's form is symmetrically marked and in any case takes precedence over Leeds description.