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Small tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

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The small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was spotted while foraging on a wild eryngium plant, in Pelion mountaim, Greece.

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PublishedAugust 21, 2017

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