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Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae L.

Photo by Gaia80
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange butterfly with black and white spots on the upper parts of the wings and a row of blue spots along the rear end of the wings.

Habitat:

Open areas close to mixed forest

Notes:

This one I'm sure was a stalker butterfly ;) It followed me several hundred meters so I guess it wanted to pose for me to become immortal and as soon as I took the pictures it went away.

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