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small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
Subject: small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
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The papilios of Great Britain (9689068158).jpg
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small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)


Date 1795
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/9689068158
Author William Lewin
Full title The papilios of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature, with the natural history of each species, from a close application to the subject, and observations made in different countries of this kingdom; as well as from breeding numbers from the egg, or caterpillar, during the last thirty years.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_papilios_of_Great_Britain_(9689068158).jpg

The small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout temperate Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Siberia, China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. The small tortoiseshell is the national butterfly of Denmark.

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