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Almost three-quarters of Britain’s 59 resident butterflies regularly breed in woodland and about one-third are confined to this biotope through a large part of their British range. Most species breed in open woodland habitats such as rides, glades and clearings, where their larvae feed on herbs or grasses growing in the field layer. Relatively few species breed on shrubs and trees (Thomas, 1986;Warren and Fuller, 1990).
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Warren, M.S., Thomas, J.A. (1992). Butterfly responses to coppicing. In: Buckley, G.P. (eds) Ecology and Management of Coppice Woodlands. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2362-4_13
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