Small tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Brush-footed butterflies
(Nymphalidae)
Blue markings on each wing.
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Top surface yellow-orange with black markings. Along the wing edges blue markings with black edges. Underside rear wing brown, front orange-brown. Stripes on the upper surface are visible underneath. ⇔ wsp. 40-50 mm LA: ≈ Resembles the NYMPHALIS POLYCHLOROS (Large tortoiseshell), which is larger and is missing the blue markings on the front wing. Paler and rarer.
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Aglais urticae [L.]
Aglais urticae [L.]
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