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The Small Tortoiseshell Another remarkable butterfly with some beautiful markings. Can you see the little bug on the flower too? The common nettle is used for caterpillar food. On the organic farm where I work we grow these for a variety of reasons, including green manure. The Large Tortoiseshell unlike the Small is elusive and an extreme rarity in the UK. Aglais urticae,Geotagged,Small Tortoiseshell,United Kingdom,butterflies Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

The Small Tortoiseshell

Another remarkable butterfly with some beautiful markings. Can you see the little bug on the flower too? The common nettle is used for caterpillar food. On the organic farm where I work we grow these for a variety of reasons, including green manure. The Large Tortoiseshell unlike the Small is elusive and an extreme rarity in the UK.

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The Small Tortoiseshell

The Small Tortoiseshell is a colourful and well-known Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Bridget Charity Rendall
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By Bridget Charity Rendall

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Uploaded Apr 4, 2014. Captured Jul 9, 2013 18:43 in Barton Lane, Exeter, Devon EX2, UK.
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  • DSC-H2
  • f/4.0
  • 10/5000s
  • ISO80
  • 72mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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