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Butterfly  Aglais urticae,Small Tortoiseshell Click/tap to enlarge

Butterfly

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  1. Where did you find this butterfly? It looks like a small tortoiseshell, which is a European species but it has been introduced in some parts of the USA.
    http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/1990s/1992/1992-46%284%29302-Glassberg.pdf
    Posted 10 years ago

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

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By tanwirzaman

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Uploaded Apr 28, 2015. Captured Apr 19, 2014 17:48.
  • NIKON D3100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO400
  • 300mm