This butterfly gets its name because it likes to sunbathe in farm gateways which are often sunny because the vegetation is kept low by passing livestock and machinery.
There are lots about at the moment.
They are faster fliers and more orange than the meadow brown, especially the females. The males have a darker patch on their forewings.
You can also distinguish them from the meadow brown by the TWO white dots in the black eye-spot on the forewings, and several WHITE dots on the underside of the hindwings - if you can get close enough before they fly away laughing.
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