- Large Wall
Taxobox
name = Large Wall Brown
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
superfamilia =Papilionoidea
familia =Nymphalidae
genus = "Lasiommata "
species = "L. maera"
binomial = "Lasiommata maera"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)The Large Wall Brown ("Lasiommata maera") is abutterfly in the familyNymphalidae . The species is common in continental Europe. Though it is an avid flyer It is seldom seen on flight in strong wind. Its preferred habitats are edges of the forests and unmanaged clearings on forested areas. The larva eats full grown grasses (f.e.Poa annua ,Festuca pratensis ).
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