2009.08.08: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 150 m AMSL: heath (Lobau Heisslnde): summer generation.Likes to keep wings closed when sitting and only opens them occasionally; this is one of eight shots where I managed to catch the wings open.Flying from april till august; the first (spring) generation is brownish/red with black on the upper side while the summer generation is mostly black, with a prominent white and a slight orange band as you can see here.Not uncommon in its habitat.German name:
Landkrtchen.ID:
Buckeye