Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
Introduction
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
Image: © Lynne Kirton Taken: 23 Jul 2004
One of our commonest native butterflies, found wherever there are flowers and nettles anywhere in the British Isles. There are usually two broods a year, the later one of which will hibernate over the winter.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.988072
Longitude
-1.219387