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Gatekeeper (Hedge Brown) - Pyronia tithonus - Oranje Zandoogje
West- and Central-Europe, as far south as Morocco and far east as Turkey.
The following 2 subspecies are being recognized:
Pyronia tithonus tithonus - Mainland of Europa, North-Africa to Turkey;
Pyronia tithonus britanniae - British Islands.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.